The Chairman of Ardo-Kola Local Government Council in Taraba State, Hon. Salihu Dovo, has been killed by kidnappers nearly 6 hours he was abducted at his Jalingo residence.
Taraba Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP David Misal, confirmed the killing of the Council Chairman and said the armed men had stormed the residence of the local government Chairman at Sabon Gari area of the state capital around 1:00 am on Sunday and took him away.
A family source revealed that the kidnappers called an official of the Local Government to announce the killing of the Local Government Council Chairman.
The source said “Immediately, members of the community went into the bush and started looking for his body which was found close to the river.”
The PPRO affirmed that the gunmen dragged the Council Chairman to river Lamurde where they killed him and later called that the people should go and look for his body in the bush around the area.
He added that a search team was dispatched, and the body was later found.
However, it could not be confirmed whether it was a case of assassination or kidnapping.
It was therefore disclosed that the corpse of the Council Chairman has been deposited at the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre in Jalingo.