A flock of bandits, late Saturday night, attacked Danhonu community in Millennium City of Chikun LGA, Kaduna State, abducting two journalists reporting for The Nation Blueprint Newspapers in the State.
Gatekeepers News reports that the reporters whose names are Alhaji AbdulGafar Alabelewe and AbdulRaheem Aodu were kidnapped alongside their wives and children.
Alhaji Alabelewe is currently chairman of University Correspondents Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council.
One of the victims’ family members, who lived close to their house, Taofeeq Olayemi confirmed the incident saying the bandits attacked the community around 10:30 pm on Saturday night and started shooting sporadically before kidnapping the victims.
He noted that they kidnapped Alhaji Alabelewe, his wife, two of his children, and his family member, Alhaji Aodu, and his wife were kidnapped, leaving behind their daughter who is sick.
Olayemi 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.”
“They shattered their doors, windows and removed their burglary after scaling the fence,” he narrated.”
Olayemi further said, “They came around 10:30pm on Saturday night and started shooting sporadically. They first forced 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 and left immediately, after which the vigilantes arrived and started shooting into the air.”
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mansir Hassan is yet to confirm the incident as his phone couldn’t be reached at the time of filing this report.
