Armed hoodlums abduct five in Alkaleri, Bauchi
By: Zagazola Makama
Unknown armed hoodlums have abducted five persons, including one man and four women, from a residence in Unguwan Nasarawa, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
Sources said that the incident occurred in the early hours of Feb. 11 at about 2:30 a.m., when sporadic gunfire was heard in the Mansur axis of Alkaleri.
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According to the sources the attackers broke into the house of one Alti Alh. Musa and abducted Usman Musa, Maryam Musa, and three other women of the same household, before fleeing to an unknown destination.
“Upon discovery, joint operatives consisting of the Army, ORP, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, men from Bauchi Metro Area Command,, and professional hunters immediately launched a search-and-rescue operation with a view to rescuing the hostages and arresting the hoodlums,” the sources said.