- It’s unclear if a ransom was paid, but reports indicate they were rescued from the forests
Abdulgafar Alabelewe, a journalist with the Nation Newspaper, and his family have been freed after being kidnapped in Kaduna State.
Alabelewe, chairman of the NUJ’s correspondents’ chapel in Kaduna, was released alongside Abdulraheem Aodu of Blueprint Newspapers Limited.
It’s unclear if a ransom was paid, but reports indicate they were rescued from the forests. The kidnapping occurred around 10:30 PM last Saturday when armed men stormed Danhonu community in Millennium City, Kaduna, targeting the reporters’ homes.
Taofeeq Olayemi, a family member, confirmed that the bandits began shooting indiscriminately before the abductions.
“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,” the source was quoted as saying.
“They shattered their doors, windows and removed their burglary after scaling the fence.”
The source had said Alhaji Aodu and his wife were kidnapped, but the bandits left behind their sick daughter.
“They came around 10:30 pm 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,” the source said.
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