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Daredevil gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped twenty-six youths from Takum local government area of Taraba state returning from a wedding programme along Wukari-Takum road.
According to reports, the youths are between 18 and 22. They were abducted in a Toyota Hummer bus at about 8.30am when they ran into a group of gunmen between Chechenji and Kofai Ahmadu villages.
It was gathered the gunmen hijacked the vehicle they were travelling with and drove the 26 passengers, including the driver of the bus to an unknown destination.
The gunmen according to reports drove from Kofai Ahmadu village in Taraba and headed for Benue axis
According to sources, all accusing fingers are being pointed at the notorious Ghana boys said to have been flushed out of Benue due to activities of operation Whirl- Stroke going on in Benue State.
Meanwhile, the Taraba State Police Command spokesman, DSP David Misal, confirmed the incident.
He said the police received a report that the 26 persons were missing.
He said the police was yet to establish whether it was a case of kidnap, adding that the police have commenced investigation into the matter.
The PPRO further disclosed there was no communication between the criminals and either the relations of the victims or the police since their disappearance on Wednesday morning.