Pantami’s son was released from the kidnappers’ den at a record speed even before the family reported the abduction to the police
By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
The son of Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, was kidnapped and released before the media got hold of the story in Bauchi State.
According to reporting by Daily Trust, the son of Pantami was abducted today, March 25 and released by his abductors hours later. Both the kidnapping and release were not reported to the police.
The newspaper quoted sources who disclosed that the son of Pantami was found at a checkpoint in Dambam, one of the Local Government Areas of Bauchi State, today.
According to the report, the source did not state if any ransom was paid to secure the release of Pantami’s son.
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The report said the minister’s son, who was identified as Alamin Isa Ali Pantami, lives with his grandmother.
The newspaper said one of the victim’s guardians confirmed his rescue. “We just left the house; he is back home now. He was found in Dambam, where his abductors dropped him. They dropped him at a checkpoint and from there, he was brought home,” the source said.
The newspaper said the Chief Imam of Isa Ali Jummaat Mosque, Imam Hussaini, who had earlier refused to comment on the incident, simply told its reporter: “The boy is at home.”
But the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Bauchi, Mohammed Ahmed Wakil, said the matter was not reported, according to the report.
He said after Daily Trust contacted him over the issue, he reached out to all the Divisional Police Officers in the metropolis and they said the matter was not reported.
He then said: “All we require from members of the public is to assist us with credible information on the movement of dubious characters in their midst for necessary action, and if there is any problem they should report to police.”