The
Taraba Police Command has on Tuesday confirmed the abduction of Hajiya
Hauwa-Belli Manu, the mother of the deputy
governor of the state, Haruna Manu.
Police Public
Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Joseph kwaji, said reports from the
Mutum-Biyu headquarters of Gassol Local Goverment Area of the state, indicated
that the elderly woman was taken away by gunmen from the family home of the
deputy governor at about 9pm on Monday.
Kwaji said the
whereabouts of the woman was not yet known because the abductors were yet to
communicate with anybody.
He said the
command had deployed additional detectives in the area to assist in tracking
the culprits.
Kwaji therefore
called on members of the public with useful information to contact the nearest
police station and present same.
Chairman of the
Council, Alhaji Tukura Bashir, also confirmed the incident and said there was
no communication from the abductors as of the time of filing this report.
He said one person
was killed as the gunmen shot continuously to pave the way for their escape
with the old woman.
Source: Punch Newspaper
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