20th June, 2022
By Ahmed Kaigama
Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the village head of Zira, in the Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi and Habibu Saleh, his son have been abducted.
Spokesman of Bauchi Police Command, SP Ahmed Wakil confirmed the abduction pg the village head and his son in a statement on Monday.
He said the gunmen attacked the village, under Rishi Police Division, a border village with Plateau State, at 2 a.m. on Saturday.
Wakil said the police search team was on the trail in the forests of the area.
“The command has since dispatched a team of detectives and other police officers to rescue the victims, and presently our men are combing the bush in search of the abducted victims.
“We assure residents that the abducted persons shall soon be rescued,” he said.
Also, the Commissioner of Police, Umar Sanda, had directed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) to work assiduously to rescue the abducted victims.
He appealed to the public to remain calm and go about their normal businesses and cooperate with the Police authorities.
Suspected movement of people, as well as suspicious people, are to be reported to the police or security agencies in the area.
NAN