Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - Gunmen have abducted 28 travellers in Zak community, Bashar district, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State.
A youth leader in Wase, Sapi’i Sambo, confirmed the
development, in a telephone interview, saying that the victims included men,
women and children.
Another resident of Bashar town, Ibrahim Musa, explained
that the whereabouts of the victims are still unknown.
According to the youth leader, the victims were abducted on
Sunday night, December 21, 2025 8on their way from Zak village to Sabon Layi
community to attend a Maulud event.
Sambo explained that two princes and a religious leader
leading the journey were among the victims.
“The incident happened around 8 pm when they were heading to
Sabon Layi for the event. The gunmen ambushed the victims’ vehicle on the
outskirt of the community and took away all the travellers, including the
children, and abandoned the vehicle,” he said.
“It was on Monday morning that people travelling on the road
saw the vehicle, which belongs to the Zak community leader. So, in the course
of investigation, the community discovered it was the vehicle that was carrying
the travellers that was abandoned.”
The youth leader said all efforts to locate the whereabouts
of the victims were unsuccessful, adding that security forces had been informed
about the situation.
The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Alabo
Alfred, said they are investigating the report of the incident.
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