Adamawa Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a German by some yet to be identified gunmen numbering about ten, riding on five motorcycles, Wednesday morning in Gombi town, Adamawa State, north eastern Nigeria.
Security sources and local residents say that the incident occurred at about 6:45 a.m. local time at
Security sources and local residents say that the incident occurred at about 6:45 a.m. local time at
Anguwan Faransa area of the town.
The abducted German, was said to be the principal in charge of a Government Technical Skill Acquisition Centre in the town, was on his way to work when the incident happened.
A resident of the town, Mr Joseph Ga’anda said that the man, whose name he gave as Mr Fisch, is a very popular figure in the town.
“The abductors laid siege on his house, they were alleged to have slept near his house or came in the wee hours, because we saw their abandoned blankets near the house.
“The gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram,had came on motorcycles. And as soon as the man came out and was about to get into his car, two persons on foot approached him and pointed a gun at him.
They now called the two other sets of people on motorcycles who approached them and they carried him away on their motorcycle,” Mr Ga’anda has said.
“Almost everybody in this town knows him because he helps us a lot, especially in the area of repairing the town’s water bore holes. Most of the time he uses his own money to buy equipment and repair our boreholes,” he added.
In the meantime, the German Embassy in Abuja when contacted over the telephone said it was not yet aware of the incident.
Adamawa is one of three states under emergency rule due to the activities of the Boko Haram insurgents.
