Men of the Special Task Force on security in Plateau State, otherwise known as ‘Operation Safe Haven’, foiled an attempt to kidnap three ladies by gunmen in Jos on Wednesday.
The development came as some armed men abducted Mr. Sanusi Noma, the son the former Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Bauchi State, Alhaji Garba Noma.
STF Media Officer, Capt. Ikedichi Iweha, said in a statement in Jos on Thursday that the incident took place at about 11.37pm on Wednesday when three unidentified gunmen forcefully ordered three young ladies into a commercial tricycle otherwise known as Keke NAPEP at the West of Mines general area of Jos North, a popular joint in the Jos metropolis.
The gunmen were said to have directed the tricycle operator to drive towards the Farin Gada area also in Jos North but were intercepted around Utan area by a snap checkpoint mounted by operatives of the STF.
He said, “On sighting the checkpoint, the tricycle operator jumped out hurriedly to report to troops allowing the kidnappers an opportunity to escape into a nearby crowd in the darkness, firing indiscriminately and abandoning their victims. Troops were restrained from opening fire to avoid needless loss of lives or injury to innocent bystanders and unnecessary damage to property.
Iweha added, “In the resulting chase by personnel of the STF, the gunmen were forced to abandon a bag containing one locally made pistol, one locally made SMG riffle, three cutlasses and a small hand knife.”
The STF spokesman said efforts were ongoing to apprehend the gunmen.
Meanwhile, the son of the Bauchi PDP former chairman was abducted at the early hours of Thursday in front of his father’s residence in the Bauchi metropolis.
The Bauchi state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident, said, “At the early hours of today (Thursday), the son of former PDP state chairman Jarman Bauchi,one Sanusi Garba Noma, male, was abducted by yet to be identified persons.
source: nigerianeye
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