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Terrorists Kidnap Reporters Of The Nation, Blueprint Newspapers In Kaduna

...also abduct their wives, children

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July 7, 2024
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Terrorists Kidnap Reporters Of The Nation, Blueprint Newspapers In Kaduna
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Terrorists have abducted two journalists and their family members in the Danhonu community in Millennium city of Chikun Local Government Council area of Kaduna State.

The armed men on Saturday night stormed the community and forcefully the houses of the reporters of The Nation newspaper, AbdulGafar Alabelewe, and Blueprint Newspaper, AbdulRaheem Aodu, abducting them , their wives and children.

A family member of one of the victims, Taofeeq Olayemi, who confirmed the incident said the bandits stormed the community at about 10:30pm on Saturday and started shooting sporadically before abducting the victims..

He said they kidnapped Alabelewe, his wife and two of his children, while Aodu and his wife were kidnapped, leaving behind their sick daughter.

The family member said, “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.”

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They shattered their doors, windows and removed their burglary after scaling the fence.”

Olayemi, a family member of Aodu, who lives close to the victims’ houses, added,” 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.”

Meanwhile, at the time of filing this report, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Kaduna, ASP Mansir Hassan, has yet to issue any statement on the incident.
(Daily Trust/vitalnewsngr.com)

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