GUNMEN ABDUCT 16 MINERS IN KADUNA

He said the suspects have started communicating with families of those abducted demanding ransom, stating that, “we received an information that on 25/9/18 at about 1830hrs, bandits intercepted a truck in the bush of Pole Wire conveying local miners who were returning from site to Bogoma village.

“They kidnapped one Isa Tanimu and 15 others the entire same village. Teams of policemen have been dispatched to the scene alongside the command anti-kidnapping unit for surveillance with the view to rescue the victims and arrest the criminals. The latest information available is that a link has been established with them (kidnappers). They have started demanding for ransom,” he said.

Penpushing also reports that the police image maker said the police is making ‘a discreet effort’ to track down the abductors.