The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed that unidentified gunmen have murdered a woman and kidnapped no less than two individuals in the Jalingo metropolis.

The incident occurred in the Mile Six area in the early hours of Sunday.

Confirming the report, the spokesperson of the command, Abdullahi Usman, said, “It has been confirmed that there was a kidnap in the house of one Balanko Alex in the Mile Six area of Jalingo today.”

Usman said the unknown gunmen gained access to the house via the fence and killed the owner of the house and his wife before disappearing with two others.

He said the command had put in place mechanisms to fast-track the arrest of the kidnappers. He urged people with useful information to reach out to the command.

Some Mile Six residents who spoke with the Daily Post lamented the recurring attacks on the area. They urged the governor to use his military experience to address the problem.

They also urged him to provide logistics to security operatives to make it easier to arrest the situation.

The Daily Post reports that the latest attack comes a few days after some people were kidnapped in the Mayo-Dasa area of the Jalingo metropolis.