Just In : Local Government Chairman kidnapped by gunmen
The Executive Chairman, Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State, Hon. Henry Gotip, has been kidnapped by suspected bandits.
The Council Chairman was reportedly abducted on Wednesday morning at his resident at Kwang in Jos North Local Government Area of the State.
Reports say that the gunmen during the operation, shot sporadically to scare residents from giving the necessary assistance to the victim.
The Daily Sun reported that a source from the community said that the gunmen, who stormed the chairman’s residence and whiskey him away to an unknown destination, was yet to contact his family.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Alfred Alabo, has confirmed the incident, saying the Police Command has dispatched a tactical team who have embark on search to ensure he is return unhurt.
He explained that the signal came at the early hours of Wednesday that there was a robbery gang operating along the area which took the intervention of the security but later learned that a Council Chairman was kidnapped.
“The Police Commissioner is on top of the situation as he has send a team of police officers to the area who are working incollaboration with the vigilante to rescue the Council Chairman.”
He urged the public to go about their lawful businesses and report any suspicious movement around their communities for swift response from the security agencies
