Monday, December 29, 2025 -The Taraba State Police Command has detained an inspector and his girlfriend following the reported loss of an assault rifle along the Wukari–Jootar Federal Highway.
According
to security analyst Zagazola Makam, the missing firearm belonged to Insp.
Joshua Charles, aged 45, attached to the Safer Highway Patrol team.
It was
gathered that on December 25, 2025 at about 3:00 p.m., the inspector reportedly
left his duty post to Wukari town, leaving behind three other officers Insp.
Haruna Galadima, Insp. Isah Waziri and Insp. Umar Mohammed who remained on
duty.
"At
about 8: 30 p.m., the inspector’s girlfriend, one Ruth Alphancis of Sabon Gari
area in Jalingo, who has been cohabiting with him since August 2025, returned
from Jootar village in Benue and claimed to have seen an unidentified person
breaking out of the house," a source said.
He added
that on the inspector’s return from Wukari town, allegedly in a drunken state,
he discovered that his Type 06 assault rifle, loaded with 25 rounds of live
ammunition, which he said he left inside the room, was missing.
The breach
number of the rifle could not be immediately ascertained, the source
said.
Following
the report, the sources said operatives visited the scene, while efforts were
intensified to recover the missing firearm and apprehend those
responsible.
"The
inspector and his girlfriend are currently in detention to aid investigation,
while collaborative efforts involving local residents and hunters are ongoing
to recover the rifle,” the source added.
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