Six persons have been declared
missing in an ambush in Pang Village
in Heipang, Barkin Local Government
of Plateau State, according to Capt.
Ikedichi Iweha, spokesman for the
Special Task Force.
He also said three soldiers attached to
the STF, maintaining peace in Plateau,
were seriously injured in the ambush.
Iweha told the News Agency o Nigeria
in Heipang on Wednesday that the
corpse of one of the six missing
persons had been found.
Iweha explained that there was a
report of cow rustling at Pang Village
which prompted the response of
officers operating in the area around
4pm on Tuesday, June 30.
“But on getting to Pang village, our
team of officers was attacked around
8.30pm leaving three of our soldiers
seriously injured.
“About 400 cows were reportedly
rustled by some unknown youths,
who carried out the ambush and
shooting of the officers,” he said.
The STF spokesman added that the
injured officers had been taken to
hospital, while most of the rustled
cows had been recovered.
Three of the cows were found dead,
while four were wounded.
He expressed surprise at the attack on
the STF personnel who, he said, were
neutral parties.
Iweha promised that the STF would
do all it could to rescue the remaining
five missing persons and also trace
the attackers.

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