The pharmacist was quoted as saying, “Yes, it’s true. The kidnap of Pharmacist Kim Bot happened last night. He has a pharmacy shop around Lamingo area.
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted an official of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria in Plateau State, Pharmacist Kim Bot.
It was learnt that the pharmacist was on his way home on Wednesday night after closing from his office when he was accosted by the assailants who blocked his car and took him away to an unknown destination, PUNCH reports.
The Plateau State Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Kaneng Pam, could not be reached when contacted on the incident but a member of the association in the state confirmed the kidnap of the union official to newsmen in Jos on Thursday.
According to the source, the kidnap victim is the State Secretary of PSN in the state, adding that Mr Kim Bot was kidnapped along Lamingo Road Junction in Jos North Local Government Area of the state.
He lamented that the Lamingo Road to Jos University Teaching Hospital was becoming notorious for kidnapping as many people had been abducted along the road in recent times.
The pharmacist was quoted as saying, “Yes, it’s true. The kidnap of Pharmacist Kim Bot happened last night. He has a pharmacy shop around Lamingo area.
“From what I heard, he was driving in his Honda Hennessy gold colour car around 8pm on Wednesday when the kidnappers attacked him along Lamingo Junction and took him away in his own car.
“Since then, we have not seen him”. The pharmacist who condemned the abduction of their union official said the incident had been reported to the police.
The Spokesman for the Plateau state police Command, Alabo Alfred, did not respond to calls and text messages contacted for a reaction.