A middle-aged man from Bauchi, who embarked on a journey to Abuja on foot to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29, 2015, has been declared missing by the Bauchi State Police Command.
The missing person, Nurudeen Maimako, left Dass in Bauchi State on May 15, 2015, but unfortunately, he was not at the swearing-in ceremony held almost two weeks ago and has also not been seen by his family.
A press statement issued on Thursday in Bauchi by the state’s Police spokesman, Haruna Mohammed, said that, “On the 3/6/2015 at about 11:15am, one Muhammadu Hussaini, male, of Dass town, reported at Dass Divisional Police Headquarters, that on 15/5/2015 at about 6.00am, his son, one Nuruddeen Maimako, male and 38 years, left Dass on Foot Solidarity to attend the swearing in ceremony of President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.”
The statement stressed that, “Since then, his whereabouts is not known and all efforts made to locate him proved abortive.”
Mohammed explained in the statement that, “The last contact he (father) had with Maimako was when he (son) informed them that he was in Jos, Plateau State.
“Particulars of the son are: 1.50 metres tall, Jarawa by tribe, light in complexion and speaks English and Hausa fluently.
“Members of the public who know his whereabouts are to report at the nearest Police Station, or contact his father through GSM no 07051789119.”