The Taraba Police Command said that its men replled an attempt by unknown gunmen to kidnap a Chinese national in Gidin Dorowa area of Wukari local government area of the state.
The spokesman of the Taraba police command, DSP David Misal, who staed this in Jalingo Tuesday said the armed men had blocked the Wukari-Jalingo highway on Monday night and were about to kidnap a Chinese national on transit.
He stressed that the incident occurred exactly at Gindin Dorowa, Wukari LGA when the kidnappers numbering about eight blocked the highway and attempted to kidnap a Chinese national.
He noted that the unknown gunmen engaged the policemen in a shoot-out and the superior firepower of the policemen led to the killing of one of the kidnappers while others escaped with gun wounds.
Wukari-Jalingo highway has become a death trap for travelers who either fall victim to tribal militia or armed groups who block the road to rob or kidnap people.
Blueprint recalled that recently, Mr. Danlami Shamaki the proprietor of Winners Comprehensive Secondary School Jalingo was killed on the road in a failed kidnapping attempt while several other innocent travellers have lost their lives to the activities of criminals on Jalingo Wukari road in the past six months.
