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Efforts are being intensified to rescue the victims and arrest the perpetrators,\u201d the command said. <br \/><br \/>Investigation into the incident has commenced.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gombe State Police Command has launched a manhunt following the abduction of a woman and her two-year-old daughter in Funakaye Local Government Area. The incident was reported on Sunday,February 2,2026 at about 8:30 a.m. at Ribadu Police Outstation by Alhaji Umaru of Iyola Village, Ribadu Ward. 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