Gunmen have abducted a member of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Barr Bashir Muhammad Bape from his house in Jalingo.
Bape, who represents Nguroje constituency in the Assembly, was picked around 1am today, Wednesday, from his residence around Nana Aisha area of Jalingo, the State capital.
According to a resident, Yakubu Muhammad, “We couldn’t sleep last night, heavy gunshots started about 1:10am to 1:45; they left with him unchallenged”.
The spokesman of the Taraba State Police Command, David Misal, could not be reached.
