Police confirm abduction of district head, others in Taraba community

<p>The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of the District Head of Alingora community in Ardo-Kola local government council of the state.</p>, <p>The monarch, whose name was given as Jauro Alingora, was said to have been kidnapped alongside six members of the community on October 1, 2023.</p>, <p>Confirming the development on Tuesday, the spokesperson of the Police Command, Abdullahi Usman, said the district head was kidnapped yesterday with six other people.</p>, <p>Usman said the Command is on top of the situation, and have put measures in place towards rescuing the monarch and those kidnapped alongside him .</p>, <p>He called on persons with genuine information to reach out to the police and other sister security agencies with such information.</p>, <p>Some residents from the community, who spoke with DAILY POST, said the kidnappers, who stormed the community in their numbers, operated for several hours.</p>, <p>A resident, who gave his name as Buba Mallam, said the hoodlums, who were armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the community at about 9:00 pm on Monday.</p>, <p>A palace guard who also confirmed the incident, said the hoodlums operated for over an hour.</p>, <p>He urged the security agencies to do all they can to rescue the monarch and the other victims unhurt.</p>