Man Escapes As Gunmen Abduct Colleague In Plateau Community

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have launched a search-and-rescue operation after suspected gunmen abducted a man, identified as Victor Yakong, in Rangarassang Rantiya, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, in the early hours of Wednesday. According to a report by conflict reporter and counterinsurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, the attackers struck at about 2:10 a.m. while Yakong and his colleague, Nensemk Yokshak, were attempting to enter their residence. The assailants reportedly seized Yakong during the attack, while Yokshak managed to escape. Security sources said troops of Sector 3, Operation Enduring Peace, moved to the area after receiving information about the abduction. On arrival, the soldiers established that both men had been together when the gunmen attacked them. Yokshak reportedly raised the alarm after escaping from the attackers, prompting the security response and subsequent deployment of troops to the area. The troops, working alongside Keystone personnel, have since commenced search operations around suspected hideouts of the kidnappers in an effort to locate Yakong and apprehend those responsible. The latest incident adds to a series of kidnappings and armed attacks reported in Bassa in recent months.