A business mogul, Alhaji Abdul Yarima, was kidnapped on Sunday night by unknown gunmen in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State.
According to reports, Yarima was abducted from his home in Kasuwan Yelwa area of the state.
Similarly, a housewife was also abducted at a different location in the Jalingo metropolis.
The spouse of the abducted housewife was also abducted last year in the same compound at Kogin Mallam Garba area of Jalingo.
Some residents of the two areas where the duo was kidnapped expressed sadness at the sudden reappearance of hoodlums in the state capital.
A resident of the area where the businessman was abducted, who gave his name as Sadiku, told our correspondent that they only got to know about the incident after they had disappeared with the victim.
Families of the victims however said the kidnappers are yet to contact them.
Residents of the state have lamented the surge in banditry in the state.
Recall that gunmen suspected to be gang members of the notorious late criminal, Gana, recently launched an attack in a community in Wukari council, killing a farmer on his farm.
