Female Perm. Sec. kidnapped by gunmen

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources in Taraba State, Mrs. Suzzy Nathan, was kidnapped by gunmen from her residence in Jalingo in the early hours of Sunday.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the Taraba Police Command, DSP David Misal, was said to have confirmed the kidnap of the permanent secretary in Jalingo.

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Misal was said to have noted that the Command was deploying intelligence to establish if it was a kidnapping case since no contact had been made with anyone claiming to be responsible of the disappearance of the woman.

“The police were not alerted on time about the incident but the permanent secretary is missing; so, we are using our intelligence to ascertain whether it is a case of kidnapping,” he said.

A resident of the area was said to have narrated that the gunmen invaded the house at Kasuwan Mbera Area of Jalingo, at about 2:17 a.m., forcefully opened the gate and threatened to shoot anyone who tried to stop them from abducting the permanent secretary. He added that the gunmen were shooting sporadically for some time to scare away residents of the area before disappearing with the victim.