Heavily armed men, suspected to be kidnappers, invaded the residence of a former Minister of Information, Malam Labaran Maku at the weekend, and left three security guards seriously injured.
The suspected kidnappers, who shot sporadically into the air, forced their way into Maku’s residence in Ola, Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, around 7:50 p.m.
One of the security guards, who was injured told our correspondent that the attackers, who spoke Hausa, banged on the former minister’s gate for several minutes before scaling the fence of the house when they noticed that no one was willing to open the gate for them.
Maku lamented that it was the third time in one month that bandits attacked his residence.
He said: “You will remember that they invaded my father’s compound at Wakama and kidnapped three of my siblings about a month ago.
“The other time, they killed two of my elder brother’s children right at the residential house.
“What happened today shows clearly that our state is under siege. It took the intervention of the Army and the police deployed to Akwanga, who immediately rushed to my residence to assist us. On sighting the army, the bandits fled into the bush”.
The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent Ramhan Nansel did not respond to calls put across to his mobile line.
