Scores killed as haunters engage kidnappers in Taraba

Taraba state government have in its bid to rid the state of the scourge of kidnapping among other crimes and criminality have engaged the services of haunters to tackle the menace.

The move by the state government maybe yielding resulta Noas scores of kidnappers have been killed in a gun duel with over 200 hunters.

ABUJAPEOPLE learnt that the hunters engaged the kidnappers in a serious battle in the forest and killed many of them.

The hunters, which were mobilised from various parts of the state, were said to have entered into the bush in Mallam Ali area in Ardo-kola local government area and dealt a heavy blow to the kidnappers in their den.

According to the report, the hunters went into the bush on Monday, October 28 and displaced the kidnappers who have been terrorising farming communities in the area and the Jalingo-Mutumbiyu federal highway.

A hunter who spoke on condition of anonymity, said many of the bandits were killed while several others were captured alive.

He revealed that the battle was being fought by hunters only, without any support of security agencies.

He said a son of a prominent member of the community was picked up over his link with the bandits, while some prominent members of the community were also mentioned by the bandits.