A business mogul, Alhaji Abdul Yarima, was on Sunday night abducted by unknown gunmen in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State.
Frank Talk Now reports that Yarima was abducted from his home in Kasuwan Yelwa area of the state.
In a related development, a housewife was also abducted in the Jalingo metropolis but at a different location.
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The spouse of the abducted housewife was also abducted last year in the same compound at Kogin Mallam Garba area of Jalingo.
Some residents of the two areas where the duo was kidnapped expressed sadness at the sudden reappearance of hoodlums in the state capital.
Sadiku, a resident of the region where Yarima was kidnapped, said they only learnt about the crime after they had gone away with the victim.
Families of the victims told our correspondent that the kidnappers are yet to contact them.
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According to Daily Post, the PPRO did not pick his phone when contacted.
Residents of the state have lamented the surge in banditry in the state.
Recall that gunmen suspected to be gang members of the notorious late criminal, Gana, recently launched an attack in a community in Wukari council, killing a farmer on his farm.
Source: DailyPost.
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