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Police confirms abduction of LG boss in Plateau
Plateau State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of Henry Gotip, Chairman of Kanke Local Government Council of th state, in the early hours of Wednesday.
It was learnt that Gotip was kidnapped at his residence at Kwang in Jos North Local Government Area of the state.
Gotip is also the state’s Secretary of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria.
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According to the Command’s spokesman, Alfred Alabo, the Command had immediately dispatched a tactical team to ensure the arrest of perpetrators and safe return of the victim.
He said, “The Police Commissioner is on top of the situation as he has sent a team of police officers to the area who are working in collaboration with the vigilante to rescue the Council Chairman.”
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