Just in: Bandits Kidnap 2 Journalists, Wives, Children In Kaduna

By David Odama

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly kidnapped two journalists, wives and Children in Kaduna State.
The bandits are said to have stormed Danhonu community in Millennium city of Chikun local government

City Post reliably gathered that the suspected kidnappers raided houses of the reporters of the Nation newspaper, Alhaji AbdulGafar Alabelewe, and that of the Blueprint Newspaper, AbdulRaheem Aodu taking away their wives and children .

It would be recalled that Alhaji Alabelewe is the current chairman of the correspondents chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council.

A family member of one of the victims Taofeeq Olayemi, who confirmed the incident, said the bandits invaded the community at about 10:30pm last night shooting sporadically before whisking away their victims.

According to Olayemi, the gunmen
abducted Alhaji Alabelewe, his wife and two of his children, while Alhaji Aodu and his wife were kidnapped, 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 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 added.

“They came around 10:30pm on Saturday shooting sporadically. They first burst Aodu’s door open and picked him and his wife and left their sick daughter behind.They jumped through Abdulgafar’s fence entered the house went straight into his bedroom and picked him, his wife and two of their kids and left immediately, after which the vigilantes arrived and started shooting into the air.”

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Kaduna, ASP Mansir Hassan could not be reached for reaction as his phone was not connecting as at the time of filing this report.