Two journalists, wives and Children have been abducted in Kaduna State by gunmen
The bandits were reported to have stormed Danhonu community in Millennium city of Chikun local government.
National Update checks indicated 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 .
Alabelewe is the current chairman of the correspondents chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council.
A relative of one of the victims who confirmed the incident, said the bandits invaded the community at about 10:30pm last night shooting sporadically before whisking away their victims.
“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.”
An eye witness who is a neighbor to the victims said the Kidnappers 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 is yet to respond to calls