Gunmen believed to be bandits have abducted the Divisional Police Officer, DPO in Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State.

According to reports, SP Lareee was taken hostage at WOKTORI Hotel, Pankshin, on Thursday, January 12, 2023.

Further, it was discovered that the police officer had just resumed posting as the DPO in the area a day before his abduction.
A policeman in the area, who confirmed the incident to Punch in Jos, on Thursday night, said the DPO was kidnapped by the gunmen after they shot him in his hotel room.

"The DPO was just posted to Pankshin about three days ago. He was staying in a hotel in Pankshin and was in that hotel when the gunmen came and shot him before taking him away. Since then, we have not seen him.” the source said.