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  • Police nab three for stealing relief materials in Taraba

    Police nab three for stealing relief materials in Taraba

    The Police in Taraba have arrested three persons for allegedly stealing relief materials meant for victims of the June 17, Mambilla attacks.

    The items were sent to the victims by the Taraba State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).

    The Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Police Command in the state, ASP David Misal, confirmed the arrest to newsmen in Jalingo on Thursday.

    Misal said that the suspects, George Kataps, Misa Abba and Tanko Sambo were arrested in Gembu, headquarters of Sardauna Local Government Area.

    They were allegedly found to have stolen about 30 bundles of roofing sheets and many bags of cement that were sent by the state government to assist the victims of the attacks in rebuilding the destroyed houses.

    He said the Police in the area, acting on a tip-off, traced the stolen items to the shop of one Emeka Ikenga, a trader in the town who received the items from the suspects.

    Misal said that the Commissioner of Police had directed that the case be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in the Command headquarters, Jalingo, for further investigation.

    The state government had through the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), sent in 1000 bags of cement, 1000 bundles and several bags of nails as relief to victims of the Mambilla attacks.

    But it was later discovered that a substantial part of the materials which were stored at the Palace of the Chief of Mambilla, was pilfered.

  • Four suspected kidnappers lynched in Taraba

    Four suspected kidnappers lynched in Taraba

    Four men were Tuesday lynched by irate youths in Tella, Gassol local government area of Taraba state.

    Eye-witnesses said lynched were suspected to be kidnappers.

    The community accused the suspects of involving in spates of kidnapping and recently abducting a highly placed member of the community.

    The suspects Tuesday ran out of luck when the people caught up with them.

    “Before the police could arrive, they were beating death and set ablaze,” our source said.

    The police spokesperson David Misal, an ASP, confirmed the incident.

    He said investigation was ongoing to ascertain the identity of the victims and to bring those behind the barbaric act to book.

    “It is criminal for people to take law into their own hands and execute others because they are suspected to have committed or planned to commit crime.

    “The best thing would have been for the alleged kidnappers to be arrested and handed over to the police to do their work,” he said.

    He added that one person has been arrested and he is helping the police to investigate the incident.

    “I can confirm to you that four persons were lynched yesterday by irate youth for allegedly trying to kidnap a member of their community.

    “As we speak, one person has been arrested and he is helping us investigation to ascertain what really happened,” Misal said.

     

     

  • Gunmen kill boy, injure father, mother in Taraba

    The Police Command in Taraba on Friday confirmed the death of a two-year-old boy, Aondohemba Felix, in an attack at Maihula Ward in the Bali Local Government Area of Taraba.

    The Spokesman of the command, Mr David Misal, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jalingo.

    Misal said the gunmen, who attacked Maihula around 10: 30 p.m. on March 30 also shot and injured the boy’s father, Mr Felix Mnguorga and his pregnant wife, Mrs Terwuese Felix.

    “The attack took place in the night of Thursday in Maihula area of Bali, where a two-year-old boy was shot dead.

    “The mother, Terwuese with nine months pregnancy and the father, Felix were seriously injured in the attack.”

    Misal said the command had deployed operatives to Maihula to hunt down the gunmen and bring them to justice.

    According to him, the injured husband and wife are currently receiving treatment at the General Hospital, Bali.

    Misal advised residents of Taraba to always assist security operatives with information on criminal acts in their areas.