Breaking: Former Governor Joshua Dariye’s Father Kidnapped Again
Pa Defwan Dariye, father of the former Governor of Plateau State Joshua Darie has been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers again in Jos.
Pa Defwan Dariye, who is said to be in his early nineties, was in February 2015 kidnapped at his residence in Mushere, Bokkos Local Government Area of the state regained his freedom a few days when he was rescued by vigilantes at the Nasarawa /Plateau boundaries.
It was learnt on Friday that in the latest kidnap incident, the gunmen went to his house in Mushere community and took him away.
A resident of the community, Bulus Gambo, said, “The information is true. It happened in the early hours of Thursday. The old man was just in his house when some gunmen came and took him away. Right now, the community is in a sober mood over the incident.”
An aide to the Chairman of Bokkos Local Government Area, Magit Mafiyai, also confirmed the abduction of the ex-governors father.
Mafiyai said the Chairman of Bokkos Local Government Area, Yusuf Machen, had visited the residence of the kidnap victim and asked the security agencies to be proactive and do everything within their powers to rescue him.
The spokesman for the Plateau State Police Command, Ubah Ogaba, said security agents had launched a manhunt for the victim’s abductors to free him.
“As soon as we got the information, the Commissioner of Police led other officers to Bokkos. The security team detailed to go after the abductors have already swung into action and we hope the victim will be freed soon,” he said.
