In Kaduna State, terrorists have abducted two journalists and their family members.
The armed men attacked the Danhonu community in the Millennium Ciouty of Chikun local government area, targeting the homes of Alhaji AbdulGafar Alabelewe of The Nation newspaper, owned by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and AbdulRaheem Aodu of Blueprint newspaper, both journalists, along with their wives and children.
Alhaji Alabelewe also serves as the current chairman of the correspondents’ chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council.
Taofeeq Olayemi, a family member of one of the victims, confirmed the incident.
He reported that the bandits stormed the community around 10:30 PM on Saturday, firing indiscriminately before carrying out the abductions.
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They kidnapped Alhaji Alabelewe, his wife, and two of his children, while Alhaji Aodu and his wife were also taken, leaving behind their sick daughter.
“Initially, they picked Alhaji Abdulgafar, his wife and three of his children and a girl staying with them before asking the girl to return back with one of the children, leaving with Abdulgafar, his wife and two children.”
“They shattered their doors, windows and removed their burglary after scaling the fence.”
Olayemi, a family member of Mr. Aodu, who lives close to the victims’ houses said,” They came around 10:30pm on Saturday and started shooting sporadically. They first burst Aodu’s door open and picked him and his wife and left their sick daughter behind.
“Then, they entered Abdulgafar’s house through the fence and jumped into his house. They went straight into his bedroom and picked him, his wife and two of their kids. They left immediately, after which the vigilantes arrived and started shooting into the air.”
Attempts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Kaduna, ASP Mansir Hassan, were unsuccessful, as his phone was not connecting at the time this report was filed.
(Daily Trust)
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