Bandits on Wednesday, kidnapped a cellular police officer, round Kampani group of Wase native authorities space of Plateau state.
The incident, in accordance with sources from the world, occurred within the night of Wednesday, when the police officer and a soldier had been on their method from Zurak group to Kamapani, after they had been ambushed by the bandits.
The supply mentioned whereas the policeman was kidnapped, the soldier escaped.
Sources from the world instructed Each day Belief that the soldier and police officer had been hooked up to a safety group working in communities reminiscent of Bangalala, Kampani, Zurak, and others affected by banditry.
Sahapi Sambo, a youth chief within the space who confirmed the incident, mentioned, “Each of them had been heading for Kampani to their colleagues however obtained attacked on their method. Group across the axis have been affected by banditry actions for typically and that’s the reason safety personnel are at all times on patrol to make sure security of lives and properties. So, up until now , now we have not heard the whereabouts of the police.”
The youth chief furthered disclosed that safety personnel together with troopers, policemen and vigilantes, on Thursday, trailed the bandits to their hideout to rescue the kidnapped police officer.
The spokesman of the state police command, DSP Alabo Alfred, didn’t reply to the inquiry by our correspondent on the matter.