Gunmen numbering about 15 have seized the son of the district head of Zip town, Alhaji Uba, and seven others at Illela village in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State.
The gunmen stormed the village about 4pm on Thursday and kidnapped their victims.
A resident of the village Dauda Suleiman said the gunmen could be the bandits that had been in control of the area and moved with guns freely, both day and night.
Suleiman said there was no presence of security agents as many people, including women, were robbed and kidnapped.
“The bandits are in control of the area and have forced many residents to relocate,” he said.
The district head whose son was among the abductees, said the abductors had demanded a ransom of N70 million.
The spokesperson of the Taraba police command, DSP Usman Abdullahi, said actually 11 persons were kidnapped, but two persons escaped, while a 70-year-old Zainab Adamu died of trauma.
