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Gunmen Kidnapped Retired Police Inspector in Jos
Gunmen Kidnapped Retired Police Inspector in Jos
By: Alexander Zidon
Residents of Panyam district of Mangu Local Government Area have raised alarm over the menace of kidnapping, which according to them is spreading like a wildfire in the area and Nigeria as a whole.
The residents said the youth had also embraced the trends, a situation, which resulted to prone kidnapping in recent times.
They urged the government to declare a state of emergency on insecurity in Plateau State to curtail activities of dare devil derailing development in the state.
Sources available to NEWSng also affirmed that gunmen terrorising the residents of Panyam have kidnapped a retired police inspector at his home on Tuesday at about 11pm in Daika community, in Panyam district of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State
Mr Manji Luka a member of the community told NEWSng that ” the victim was kidnapped by some armed men who storm the community at midnight when most the people are fast asleep and abducted the retired police inspector after shooting in the air”
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A vigilante in the community also alleged that as at the time of the incident, gun shot was heard but they were afraid go after the abductors because they were not armed compared to the kidnappers who are well armed with sophisticated weapon.
He added that the government need to equip them with better weapons if they truly want to stop the menace of frequent kidnapping in the community.
A family member of the victim also said that ” Ayuba Mangdilis was a retired police inspector and a native of Daika community of Panyam district in Mangu LGA,” he explained that, “the kidnappers came in their numbers on motorcycles knocking at the door of the victim and treating to kill his family while asking him to open the door,
“when he refused they forcefully open the door and abducted him, they also fired some shot in the air to scare the people before escaping with the victim. Up to this the gun men had not contacted the family of the victim.” He lamented.
This incident happened two weeks after two prominent members of the community were kidnapped and released after an undisclosed amount was paid as ransom.
However, DSP Alfred Alabo the spokesman of Plateau State Police Command is yet to comment on the incident.
Gunmen Kidnapped Retired Police Inspector in Jos
Troops repel coordinated attacks on three Plateau communities
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) along with other security forces, successfully repelled coordinated attacks on three communities in Riyom Local Government Area by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias.
Zagazola Makama report that the affected communities Rim, Angwan Wereng, and Cum came under attack between 10:50 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. on Thursday night.
The troops responded promptly to distress calls and engaged the attackers, forcing them to flee the area.
“On receipt of the information, army troops and other sister security agencies moved swiftly to the scenes and repelled the attackers,”said the sources.
No official casualties were confirmed as of the time of this report, but the situation is said to be under control while normalcy has returned to the affected areas.
Troops repel coordinated attacks on three Plateau communities
Yobe man kills neighbour over alleged affair with wife
By: Zagazola Makama
A 40-year-old man, Yau Ari Dawa of Fulameri Village in Yobe State, has allegedly stabbed his neighbour to death following a violent altercation over a suspected extramarital affair with his wife.
Zagazola Makama gathered from sources that the incident occurred late Wednesday night at about 11:30 p.m., when Dawa reportedly confronted Mallam Faji Gana, 35, accusing him of having an affair with his 25-year-old wife, Noja Yau.
The sources said that the confrontation quickly turned violent, and Dawa allegedly used a knife to stab Gana in the stomach during the scuffle.
A neighbour, raised an alarm and reported the incident to authorities in the early hours of Thursday.
Gana was rushed to the Specialist Hospital in Geidam, but was confirmed dead on arrival by medical personnel.
The suspect, Yau Ari Dawa, has since been arrested by operatives of the Yobe State Police Command.
According to police sources, the case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation and possible prosecution.
Yobe man kills neighbour over alleged affair with wife
Gunmen abduct village head in Bauchi community
By: Zagazola Makama
A 56-year-old village head, Abdullah Ibrahim, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Kanaka hamlet, Ganjuwa Local Government Area in Bauchi, sources confirmed to Zagazola Makama.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday at about 1:15 a.m. when the assailants stormed the remote hamlet and abducted the community leader, taking him to an unknown destination.
Security forces and local hunters were deployed to the area on a rescue mission.
Efforts are being intensified to rescue the victim unharmed and to apprehend those behind the abduction. The case is currently under police investigation.
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