The informants, residing in Jalingo and towns and villages across the state, are the ones who give directions to the kidnappers to abduct people for ransom because they live among the people and know them better.
The rate of kidnapping, it was gathered, has instilled fear in the minds of residents of Jalingo as well as those residing in other parts of the state.
The hoodlums in recent weeks have killed five persons including a local government chairman and secretary of one of the chiefdoms in the state, apart from those killed few years ago.
Similarly, the hoodlums who operate mostly in the night have abducted several individuals including a member of the State House of Assembly and a special Assistant to Governor Darius Ishaku and collected huge sums as ransom.
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The high level of insecurity in the country festered weekend as no fewer than 20 persons were killed by bandits, while several others were kidnapped.
While 19 persons were killed in Birni-Gwari and Kajuru Local Government areas of Kaduna State, a mobile policeman was killed in Warri, Delta State, with his rifle taken away by his assailants.
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Justin Tyopuusu, Jalingo
FIDELIS, the younger brother of the Taraba State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Peter Jadiel, has narrated how hoodlums made their way into the unionist’s house and abducted him.
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers had in the early hours of Sunday abducted the Taraba State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Peter Jediel.
Fidelis, who spoke with newsmen, said that the state NLC chairman was picked up in his house in Sunkani, Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba at about 12:55am.
He explained that the gunmen in their numbers forced their way into the house and took him away to an unknown destination at gunpoint.
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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) chairman of the Taraba State chapter, Peter Jediel.
He was abducted at his residence in Sunkani, the headquarters of Ardo-Kola Local Government Council.
Confirming the incident to Channels Television via a telephone interview, the younger brother of the NLC chairman, Boniface Stephen revealed that the hoodlums shot sporadically into the air to scare residents before whisking Mr. Jediel away.
According to Stephen, they came in their numbers at about 12:00 am on Sunday, broke the NLC chairman’s gate, and forced their way into his compound.
He said that at the moment, no calls have come in from the abductors to know what their demands are.