Taraba police rescue 40 kidnapped victims, arrest 10 suspects

The operatives of the Taraba State Police Command, in collaboration with local hunters, have rescued 40 kidnapped victims in the Yorro Local Government Area of the state.

The Taraba State Commissioner of Police, David Iloyanomon, disclosed this on Monday, February 26, 2024.

Iloyanomon said the success was achieved due to the strategic use of the local hunters, who were familiar with the terrain.

The police commissioner disclosed that the kidnappers’ den was located atop the Gongomaliki Mountain, from where the kidnappers looked at security operatives from afar and launched attacks on them.

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“We deployed another strategy of using the local hunters and vigilantes, who dislodged them, neutralised some, and rescued 40 victims, while police operatives at strategic locations arrested 10 suspects, who were fleeing the mountain,” he said.

Iloyanomon noted that the rescued hostages were taken to the police clinic in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, for examination and treatment after they regained freedom.

He said the victims were kidnapped from Dilla, Lanko, and Gampu communities in Yorro Local Government Area, and Dekko and Kotsensi communities of Monkin B ward in Zing Local Government Area.

The police commissioner added that one of the rescued victims had an eye plucked out by the kidnappers, while another who had a gunshot injury was still in the hospital.

He also paraded 10 suspected kidnappers who were arrested by police operatives while fleeing from the mountain.

Iloyanomon said the police would enhance the collaboration with local hunters and vigilantes to guarantee the safety of the people of Taraba State.

The Star