Gunmen Kidnap Wife of Plateau Deputy Chief of Staff and Health Director. Sources in the State Government House in Jos and the State Secretariat, which houses the Ministry of Health’s headquarters, verified their kidnappings.
Dorcas Vem, the wife of Silas Vem, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plateau Government House, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen.
Dr. Samuel Audu, a Director in the Plateau State Ministry of Health, was also seized by the gunmen in a separate operation.
Dorcas Vem, the wife of Silas Vem, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plateau Government House, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen.
Dr. Samuel Audu, a Director in the Plateau State Ministry of Health, was also seized by the gunmen in a separate operation.
Their kidnapping was confirmed by sources at the State Government House in Jos and the State Secretariat, which houses the Ministry of Health’s headquarters, according to Punch.
According to a source who spoke to the publication;
“For almost three days now, the whereabouts of wife of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Government House, Dorcas Vem has remained unknown. She is a staff of the University of Jos and her husband is the Deputy Chief of Staff in the office of the Deputy Governor of Plateau state, Professor Sonny Tyoden.
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“Their house is at the Little Rayfield in Jos, very close to the Government House. The woman was just driving to their house when some gunmen accosted her in front of their gate. They forcefully dragged her out of her vehicle and took her away to an unknown destination. The incident happened on Sunday and since then, we have not seen her.”
A staff member confirmed the abduction of the Ministry of Health Director;
“It was just last night (Monday). The Director has a hospital Barkin Ladi LGA. He was in his car driving back to his house in Barkin Ladi after attending to an emergency at his hospital when some people emerged from nowhere and blocked his vehicle at his gate at the Chairman’s quarters.
“He was still calling his wife to open the gate for him when the hoodlums immediately, ordered him into their waiting vehicle and drove away.
“We don’t know what is happening in Plateau state with regard to the security of the people because the kidnapping and abductions are just too much. Something needs to be done and quickly too before the situation gets out of hand.”
Ubah Ogaba, the State Police spokesperson, acknowledged the abduction of the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Deputy Governor’s wife, but stated efforts are being taken to rescue her.
Source: The Punch.
