The Commanding Officer of the 92 Battalion of the Nigerian Army was allegedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Taraba State.
It was gathered that six soldiers and one mobile police personnel were also confirmed to have been killed in the incident that occurred on Tuesday at Takum Local Government Area of the state.
Confirming the incident to our state correspondent via telephone, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abdullahi Usman, said the commanding officer was “missing” in a joint operation that was carried out by the joint forces.
Apart from the “missing” commandant, six soldiers and one mobile police personnel, as made known by him, were killed by the terrorists.
Speaking to newsmen, the council chairman, Tikari Shiban, said “we are on top of the situation” adding that “soldiers are in the bush searching everywhere for the commander.”
Though he could not give the exact numbers of casualties figures, he admitted that some soldiers and policemen were also killed.
According to him, the bandits were said to have ambushed the joint forces on their way to a joint operation in a nearby village in the council.
Some residents of the council said that no resident of the community is safe.
“If a whole Commanding Officer of a Battalion can be whisked away by bandits, that is to tell you that no one is safe in this our local government council,” one of them said.