Suspected gunmen, on Sunday, abducted two people in the Shabewa community of Dukku Local Government Area of Gombe state.
The state police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Abubakar, while confirming the incident to newsmen, said police would utilise its partnership with the local vigilante group to ensure their timely release, adding that the state Commissioner of Police, Oqua Etim, has deployed operatives who would ensure that the two yet-to-be-identified captives were released without harm.
Abubakar said, “We have confirmed the abduction of a male and a female from the Shabewa community of Dukku Local Government Area.
“The Commissioner of Police has deployed an operational team to work alongside the vigilante group to rescue the victims unhurt. They are presently in the bush in chase of the criminals.”