Unknown gunmen on Sunday abducted
the Permanent Secretary in the Taraba State Ministry of Water Resources, Mrs.
Susana Jonathan.
Mrs. Jonathan was kidnapped in
her house around the ATC area of Jalingo at about 2:17am on Sunday, local
residents told our correspondent.
This is coming barely five days
after the Deputy Registrar of the Taraba State University Jalingo, Mr. Sanusi
Sa’ad, was kidnapped in his house in the university’s quarters, a few meters
away from the house of the abducted Permanent Secretary.
Residents of the area said the
gunmen who picked the Permanent Secretary stormed the house and shot fiercely
in the air before taking her away to an unknown destination.
Taraba State Police Public
Relations Officer, DSP David Misal who confirmed the development to our
correspondent said they were yet to get official reports from the family
regarding the incident.
“From the intelligence report we
have received, the woman is nowhere to be found, but we are yet to receive any
official report regarding the incident.
“We want to call on the public
not to be afraid of reporting any security threat promptly to security agencies
to enable us take proactive measures,” he said.
The State Police Command had, on
Wednesday, refuted the report that Jalingo was besieged by kidnappers, forcing
residents of the city to desert the streets as early as 7:30pm daily due to
fear of kidnappers.
Kidnapping in Taraba, especially
Jalingo, the state capital, is gradually becoming a daily occurrence.
Just two weeks ago, two of the
wives of the Permanent Secretary in the Deputy Governor’s office were kidnapped
and released after payment of ransom.
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