Gunmen ‘kidnap five, shoot two’ in Plateau neighborhood

 Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped 5 individuals and shot two
others throughout an assault reverse Nnenza filling station, in Mista Ali
neighborhood, Bassa LGA of Plateau state.

 

Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, reported
that the incident occurred at about 3:45am on Tuesday when troops deployed in
Mista Ali responded to a misery report of the kidnapping.

“Military sources mentioned the troops, upon arrival on the
scene, found that the unidentified gunmen had kidnapped 5 individuals
recognized as Nathaniel David, Musa Saleh, Zakariya Saleh, Mrs Faith Yusuf and
Mrs Tina John,” Makama reported.

“The attackers additionally shot two different victims, recognized as
Alhaji Abdullahi Usman Biyu and Maryam Adamu, earlier than escaping with the kidnapped
individuals.

“The injured victims have been evacuated to the Jos University
Teaching Hospital (JUTH) for medical consideration.”

The publication mentioned troops, in collaboration with different
safety businesses, have commenced search-and-rescue operations to find the
kidnapped victims and monitor down the fleeing attackers.

The incident comes amid persistent tensions over the
kidnap-for-ransom disaster, farmland destruction and farmer-herder disputes in
swathes of Nigeria’s north-central area.

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