Two persons were on Thursday rescued by the police after they were kidnapped by gunmen in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
According to villagers, the gunmen, however, fled with two other victims.
It was learnt that the incident happened in Derkong Village of the council area on Wednesday
The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, Ubah Ogaba who confirmed the kidnap incident told our correspondent in Jos on Thursday that four of the kidnap suspects had been arrested by the police.
The PPRO said, “The Command received a report of kidnapping at Derkong Village in Mangu LGA where unknown gunmen kidnapped four persons.
“The Police operatives and Intelligence Respond team(IRT) promptly swung into action, rescued two of the victims, and arrested four suspects.
“Investigation is ongoing, concerted efforts are on to rescue the remaining victims and arrest other members of the syndicate.”
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