Gun-wielding gunmen suspected to be Kidnappers were reported to have whisked away the Vice Chairman of Shelleng Local Government Area of Adamawa state Mr. Kama Lazarus Bakta.
An official of the local council said that the Vice Chairman was kidnapped in the early hours of this Tuesday in his hometown, Bakta.
” So sad , the vice has been kidnaped by the kidnapers today about 1:20am of 16th June 2020 a black day. Hon.Kama Lazarus Bakta. Vice chairman shelleng LGA,” said the local source.
A resident who doesn’t want his name mentioned, said, ‘’ Our reporter learnt from sources in the local government that the gun wielding men stormed the residence of the politician in the early hours of Tuesday and whisked him away.
“The kidnappers came in their numbers brandishing guns and made their way into the house of the politician at about 2: am on Tuesday.
” They fired shots into the air to announce their arrival and immediately whisked the politician away.
” The whole thing was so scary as no one could muster the courage to challenge the kidnappers who looked ready to waste anyone who dared them.
“The town is right now overtaken by grief because if the number 2 citizen in the local government is not safe, who is safe?,” a source close to the politician asked.
Confirming the incident, police spokesman in the state Sulaiman Nguroje said the police in conjunction with local hunters have mobilized and are currently on the trail of the kidnappers.
Nguroje, a deputy Superintendent of police,” I can confirm to you that the police as well as the local hunters have mobilized and are on the trail of the kidnappers. We will do our best till victim is released and the perpetrators brought to justice,” he said.
In the recent time, is currently grappling with the scourge of social insecurity occasioned by the activities of kidnappers, armed robbery by a group of miscreants called “Shilla Boys” and the resurgence of communal clashes, making residents to be in a continuous state of agitation.
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