Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped five persons and shot two others during an attack opposite Nnenza filling station, in Mista Ali community, 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 distress report of the kidnapping.
“Military sources said the troops, upon arrival at the
scene, discovered that the unidentified gunmen had abducted five persons
identified as Nathaniel David, Musa Saleh, Zakariya Saleh, Mrs Faith Yusuf and
Mrs Tina John,” Makama reported.
“The attackers also shot two other victims, identified as
Alhaji Abdullahi Usman Biyu and Maryam Adamu, before escaping with the abducted
persons.
“The injured victims were evacuated to the Jos University
Teaching Hospital (JUTH) for medical attention.”
The publication said troops, in collaboration with other
security agencies, have commenced search-and-rescue operations to locate the
abducted victims and track down the fleeing attackers.
The incident comes amid persistent tensions over the
kidnap-for-ransom crisis, farmland destruction and farmer-herder disputes in
swathes of Nigeria’s north-central region.
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