Dorcas Vem, wife of Silas Vem, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plateau Government House, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen.

Dr Samuel Audu, a Director in the Plateau State Ministry of Health was also kidnapped in a separate operation.

Sources within the Government House in Jos and the State Secretariat housing the Headquarters of the Ministry of Health confirmed the two separate abductions on Tuesday.

A source from the Government House told The Punch that the whereabouts of the wife of the Deputy Chief of Staff had been unknown for almost three days.

“Their house is at the Little Rayfield in Jos, very close to the Government House. The woman was just driving to their house when some gunmen accosted her in front of their gate. They forcefully dragged her out of her vehicle and took her away to an unknown destination. The incident happened on Sunday and since then, we have not seen her”, the source said.

Also, a worker at the State Ministry of Health, who confirmed the Director’s abduction said he was going home after closing from work when some hoodlums abducted him in the Barkin Ladi community.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Plateau, Ubah Ogaba, when contacted, said the Command was aware of the abduction of the wife of the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Deputy Governor and added that efforts were being made to rescue her.