Taraba Govt House transport officer kidnapped, abductors demand N50m

The Transport Officer of the Taraba Government House, Jalingo, Mr. Danlami Yunana, has been abducted by unknown gunmen who stormed his residence in the early hours of Wednesday.

The gunmen were said to have stormed his Magami residence at about 1am on Wednesday morning, shooting sporadically before whisking him away.

A sister of the victim, Blessing Samuel, told journalists that the gunmen, who are demanding for N50 million before Yunana could be released, stormed the house between the hours of 1: 00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. and shot indiscriminately before taking him away.

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“They came in their numbers and shot at the main door of the house to gain entrance.

“They quietly jumped through the fence to gain access into the compound.

“When I heard a knock on the door, I left my room to go and open the door, but my brother (Yunana) prevented me, that was when they started shooting at the main door to gain entrance and forcefully took him away,” she narrated.

The Public Relations Officer of the Taraba State Police Command, ASP David Misal, who confirmed the development, said he was still to be fully briefed.

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