5 Kidnapped Persons Rescued In Taraba

Personnel of the Nigeria Police Force person rescued 5 kidnapped persons who were precocious abducted by yet-to-be-identified equipped men successful Wukari section authorities country of Taraba State.

It was reported that 7 persons were, connected October 2, whisked distant astatine Kasuwan Shanu on the Wukari–Zaki Biam roadworthy to an chartless destination.

ASP James Lashen Saminu, the Command’s nationalist relations officer, successful a connection issued to newsmen successful Jalingo, said the palmy cognition was carried retired successful collaboration with the Nigerian Army.

“Information was received done a telephone telephone that a reddish Toyota Carina II with registration fig BSA 766AE, driven by Terna Gbaya, male, of Zaki-Biam, carrying 7 passengers, was stopped by chartless equipped men who moved the passengers retired and forced them into the bush.

“Upon receiving the distress information, the DPO of Wukari Division mobilised his men successful collaboration with the military, visited the scene, and gave the abductors a blistery pursuit, which led to the merchandise of 5 occupants who were subsequently rescued by the associated team,” the connection said.

Those rescued from the kidnappers included Musa Adamu, male, of Tella, Gassol section government; and Comfort Iyofar, female, of Vasse, Wukari, each from Taraba State. Others were Rose Sor, female, of Kyuwande section government; Lydia Vyiashima, female, of Kwanshishi section government, and Terna Gbaya, male, of Zaki-Biam, each from Benue State.

The connection further said: “Efforts are ongoing to way down the culprits for the imaginable rescue of the different victims and their arrest.”

The Taraba State commissioner of Police, Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin, commended the gallant officers progressive successful the cognition and assured the nationalist that the bid would spare nary effort successful ensuring the information and information of each residents successful Taraba State.