Gunmen have abducted Hon. Laven Denty Jacob, the lawmaker representing Pankshin South Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly.

The incident occurred on Monday night at his residence in Angwan Kagji, Dong community, Jos North Local Government Area.

According to a close aide of the lawmaker, who had worked with him during his tenure as Vice Chairman of Pankshin Local Government under the Simon Lalong administration, the attack happened around 7:30 pm.

He explained that the legislator had just returned home and was waiting at the entrance for his security guard to open the gate when three masked men accosted him, forcibly dragged him out of his vehicle, and whisked him away to an unknown destination.

As of the time of filing this report, discussions were ongoing among members of the House of Assembly on steps to secure his release.

The abduction has been reported to security agencies. Plateau State Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Alfred Alabo, confirmed awareness of the incident in a telephone interview with The Guardian, adding that a formal statement would be issued later in the day.