Brave Plateau woman disarms kidnappers

 Brave Plateau woman disarms kidnappers, frees other victims 

A brave Plateau State woman, Lucy Jeremiah, who was among four passengers kidnapped by a Fulani nine-man kidnap gang along the Abuja-Jos road, has done what many men would not dare to do by disarming the heavily armed bandits, making it possible for her and the other victims to escape from the bush where they were held captive.

The lady who narrated what happened to the police after their escape, said she and three other passengers were abducted last Thursday on their way from Abuja to Jos. 

“What happened was that we were coming back from Abuja to Jos in a vehicle last Thursday. On getting to the Government Science School, Kuru, in the Jos South LGA of Plateau State around 6pm, though I was sleeping in the vehicle, I woke up when the vehicle suddenly stopped.  

"When I woke up, I saw a man wielding a gun. He opened the door and said we should give him our phones.

“He collected all our phones and money. He thereafter selected four of us in the vehicle and marched us into the bush. The kidnappers, numbering nine, asked us to call our parents on the  phone and demanded N5m each. 

"After we made the calls, they took us farther into the bush and out of the four persons, I was the only female among them.

"As we were being led deep into the bush, I suggested to others an escape plan, but they were afraid.

“They said they could not do anything because they were not with any weapon to fight the kidnappers, who were with a gun, a knife and other weapons.

“By this time, some of the kidnappers, who were initially nine, had left, leaving four of them with us.

“As we marched deeper into the bush, two of the four kidnappers were trailing behind, while two others with the gun and knife were leading us in front.

“At this time, I told my co-traveller victims that we should do something and that I will not follow the kidnappers any farther into the bush to wherever they were taking us to. 

"I also told them what to do as I suggested to them that I would be the first person to grab the kidnapper carrying the gun while they should come to my assistance if anything happened and that was what I did.

“So, when I grabbed the kidnapper with the gun, the other kidnapper holding a knife rushed forward and wanted to stab me in the stomach. But as I turned, he missed his target.”

Spokesman for the Plateau State Police Command, Alabo Alfred, who confirmed the incident, said the other victims, who were rescued by the police alongside the lady, had been taken to a hospital for treatment.

“We have four victims that were rescued and it happened somewhere in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State on December 15. 

"A team of police detectives traced them to Kassa Forest in the Barkin Ladi LGA, where they came in contact with the kidnap victims, including Lucy Jeremiah and three others. 

"She (Jeremiah) was found with deep cuts in her leg and the other victims were taken to the hospital for treatment. We are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the perpetrators are apprehended.”

Plateau Watch Edited.

The police mean they will do nothing as they have done nothing with the daily kidnappings and attacks. 

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