Family Resists Kidnap Attempt In Taraba

Two suspected kidnappers were reportedly killed early yesterday after a family put up stiff resistance to their attempt in Jalingo, Taraba State.

Premium Times reports that the police spokesperson in the state, Usman Abdullahi, said two of the kidnappers were gunned down by officers responding to the family’s distress call.

However, sources in Angwan Baraya, the area in the state capital where the incident occurred, said one of the kidnappers was killed.

A resident of the area, Mustapha Ja’afaru, said the kidnappers had broken into Mr Yahaya’s residence around 1 a.m.

Ja’afaru said the security agents chased the kidnappers and rescued the children. He said the body of another kidnapper was later discovered in the bush, having been wounded while trying to escape into the mountain in the area.