Plateau State Police Command said Mr Sylvanus Namang, the State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was killed on Saturday by gunmen.
The command spokesman, Alfred Alabo said that the Police at about 8:00pm on Saturday, February 17, 2024 received information that some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, numbering about seven, invaded a relaxation centre located along Pankshin-Jos road and kidnapped the owner and that in the process, a customer, one Sylvanus Namang, was shot dead by the kidnappers that invaded the spot.
Alabo in a statement pointedly said that Namang was killed by the gunmen at a relaxation spot in Pankshin.
According to him; “On receipt of the information, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Hassan Yabanet, immediately directed the Area Commander and the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Pankshin, to arrest the suspects and rescue the victim.
“Our men engaged the hoodlums in a gun battle and were able to foil the kidnap attempt. The suspects escaped with gunshot wounds while the victim was rescued and rushed to the General Hospital, Pankshin for treatment as the bandits had injured him. However, the victim was later confirmed dead at the hospital,” he said.
Alabo said that while condoling the family of the deceased, the Commissioner of Police assured residents of the command’s readiness to secure their lives and property at all times.