Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Chairman of Kanke Local Government Council in Plateau state ,Henry Gotip.
Gotip who is also the Secretary of ALGON, Plateau State was abducted in the early hours of Wednesday, September 7.
It was gathered that gunmen stormed the residence of the council boss in Jos South shooting sporadically to scare off residents before whisking the victim to unknown destination.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command in the state, Alfred Alabo, who confirmed the incident said the command has dispatched a tactical team to rescue the victim.
He explained that the signal came in the early hours of Wednesday that there was a robbery gang operating along the area which took the intervention of the security but it was later discovered that a Council Chairman was kidnapped.
“The Police Commissioner is on top of the situation as he has sent a team of police officers to the area we are working in collaboration with the vigilante to rescue the Council Chairman,” he stated.
He urged the public to go about their lawful businesses and report any suspicious movement around their communities for swift response from the security agencies.
