Majority Leader of Plateau State House of Assembly, Daniel Dem, yesterday narrated how armed robbers abducted him at his residence at Bukuru area of the state capital, and whisked him away to unknown destination.

Narrating the incident, he said four armed robberry suspects later took him to the bush where he was severely tortured and dispossessed of his belongings, including his official car, a Toyota Avensis, before releasing him.

Dem, who described his escape as a miracle, told newsmen that the incident happened around 7:30pm on Friday while he was driving home from work.

He said: “As the security man in the compound opened the gate, the robbers who had laid ambush at a nearby street, drove behind me into the compound. Immediately, four men brandishing AK- 47 rifle ordered me into their vehicle and drove off alongside my own vehicle.”

According to him, while three of the robbers carried him to a bush, the one who drove his official car headed towards Jos- Abuja highway.

However, luck ran out on the robbers when police commissioner in the state alerted security agents on the road, with assistance also coming from members of the community, who mobilised themselves, a development which forced the fleeing robbers to abandon the car in Hawan Kibo village and fled.

The lawmaker thanked the security agents and members of the community for coming to his rescue even as security has been beefed up in the community following the incident.

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Majority Leader, Daniel Dem Abducted and Released by Armed Robber