The Nigerian Army has announced a reward of one million naira for anyone with useful information that could lead to the rescue of its abducted officer, Colonel Samaila Inusa.

The Army authority said Monday morning that it will give adequate protection to anyone who provides the required information, just as it assured that the information would be treated with utmost confidentiality.

As reported yesterday by News Express, Colonel Inusa was whisked away in his Mercedes-Benz car by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers around Kamazo, along Kaduna Refinery Road, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Deputy Director, Army Public Relations Officer of 1 Division Nigerian Army, Colonel Abdul Usman disclosed in a statement made available to newsmen in Kaduna on Sunday that, the senior officer was abducted on Saturday night. According to the statement, “The abductors dropped off Colonel Inusa’s wife and left with him in his car. The car headed towards Abuja.”

As part of efforts to successfully rescue the senior officer, Colonel Abdul Usman told newsmen on Monday morning that the Army authority, which earlier promised N500,000 cash reward for any informant with useful information, has raised the cash reward to N1million.

•Photo courtesy of The Nation shows the abducted Colonel Samaila Inusa.