Army Authority Raises Cash Reward On Abducted Officer To N1 Million

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Monday, March 28th, 2016

By Abdul Gaffar Bello

The Nigerian Army authority has raised to N1 Million, the cash reward to any person with useful information that could lead to the rescue of its missing officer, Col. Samaila Inusa.

Spokesman of 1 Division, Col. Abdul Usman made this public Monday morning, while speaking with newsmen.

The Army authority had Sunday promised N500,000 cash reward for anyone who could provide information on Col. Inusa’s where about.

Col. Usman promised that the Army authority would provide adequate protection to anyone who provided the required information, as well as assured that the information would be treated with utmost confidentiality.

It would be recalled Col. Inusa was whisked away Saturday night in his Mercedes-Benz car by gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers around Kamazo, along Kaduna Refinery Road, in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State.

Col. Usman confirmed the incident in a statement made available to newsmen in Kaduna Sunday evening.

“The abductors dropped off Colonel Inusa’s wife and left with him in his car. The car headed towards Abuja. The abductors dropped off Colonel Inusa’s wife and left with him in his car” the Sunday statement read.