Nigeria, Oct. 2 -- John Ezra, a police officer attached to Lade Division in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, has been kidnapped by suspected terrorists operating in the area.

This came amid the claim by President Tinubu that Nigeria is winning against terrorism and banditry.

The young officer was kidnapped along the Lade-Patigi road on Thursday while returning from an official duty, local sources told PREMIUM TIMES.

"He was returning from Patigi General Hospital, where he joined other security personnel to guard the facility," a resident whose name has been withheld for security concerns said.

The police in Kwara said they don't have details about Mr Ezra's abduction yet.

"I will get back to you," Ejire-Adeyemi Adetoun, a...