By Kingsley Omonobi

Abuja—The Nigerian Army has increased the cash reward it promised to give anyone with useful information that would help in the rescue of its abducted officer, a Colonel, from N500,000 to N1 million.

This information is contained in a statement issued yesterday by spokesman of 1 Division, Kaduna, Col Abdul Usman.

He said the cash reward was increased to mobilise more support from the public for the rescue of the abducted officer.

He urged the public to contact the Army or security agencies with useful information that could lead to the release of the officer.

Usman added that the Army would give adequate protection to anyone with relevant information and promised to treat such information with utmost confidentiality.

It will be recalled that the Nigeria Army, in a statement on Sunday, confirmed the abduction of Col Samaila Inusa, a serving officer at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry in Jaji, Kaduna State.

It noted that he was kidnapped at Kamazo in Chikkun Local Government Area, near NNPC Junction, Kaduna State.

It added that his abductors dropped his wife “and left with him in his car, and headed towards Abuja.”