The police command in Bauchi has confirmed the attack and abduction of the village head of Zira, Yahya Abubakar and his son, Habibu Saleh, in the Toro local government area.

This is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesman SP Ahmed Wakil on Monday.
He said the gunmen attacked the village under Rishi Police Division, a border village with Plateau, at 2:00 a.m. on Saturday.

Mr Wakil said the police search team was on the trail in the forests of the area.

“The command has since dispatched a team of detectives and other police officers to rescue the victims and presently our men are combing the bush in search of the abducted victims,” the statement added. “We assure residents that the abducted persons shall soon be rescued.”

It also mentioned that police commissioner Umar Sanda had directed the divisional police officer (DPO) to work to rescue the abducted victims.

The police command appealed to the public to remain calm and go about their normal businesses and cooperate with the Police authorities.

The statement called on the public to report suspected movement of people as well as suspicious people to the police or security agencies in the area.

(NAN)