Former President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Mamman Nasir, has escaped from kidnappers that waylaid him in his home state, Katsina. But the director of administration with Ekiti State Local Government Service Commission, David Jejelowo, and his driver were not as lucky, as they were whisked away to unknown destination.
The director in Gbonyin Council was kidnapped on Monday evening along Ado-Ijan road while returning from Ode-Ekiti. Police Public Relations Officer PPRO) in Ekiti, Caleb Ikechukwu, confirmed the incident, but said that the driver had been released.
Following the Katsina incident, Governor Aminu Masari has vowed government’s commitment to address kidnapping and related crimes in the state.Justice Nasir was said to have escaped from the kidnappers on Monday about 9.30pm between Gora and Yammawa villages on Dayi-Malumfashi road in Malumfashi Council. Read more