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From Gyang Bere, Jos
Gunmen, yesterday morning, kidnapped the Executive Chairman, Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State, Henry Gotip.
Gotip was abducted at his residence at Kwang in Jos North Local Government Area of the state after a sporadic shooting by the gunmen, to scare the residents from giving necessary assistance to the victim.
A source from the community told Daily Sun that gunmen stormed the residence of the executive chairman and whisked him away, leaving the family in anguish and despair.
Gotip, who is the Secretary of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Plateau State, was taken to an unknown destination and the family is yet to establish contact with his abductors.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Plateau State Police Command, Alfred Alabo, who confirmed the incident, said the command has dispatched a tactical team to search for him and ensure he returns unhurt.
He explained that the signal came at the early hours of yesterday that there was a robbery gang operating along the area, which took the intervention of the security, but later it was learned that a council chairman was kidnapped.
“The Police Commissioner is on top of the situation, as he has sent a team of police officers to the area, who are working in collaboration with the vigilantes, to rescue the council chairman.”
