Gunmen Kidnap ABU Staff, 16 others In Nasarawa Mosque
A library staff with the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, three women, and 13 other male adults were Tuesday night reportedly kidnapped by gunmen at a Mosque at the Gwargwada-Sabo community in Gadabuke development area of Nasarawa state.
The 17 people were said to have been kidnapped when Muslims of the community were observing Isha’i prayers. The ABUSITES could not immediately verify the identity of the ABU Staff.
“The gunmen actually took positions and started shooting into different directions, after other gangs surrounded the mosque and whisked them away into the bush,” an eyewitness recounted.
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However, the chief Imam of the community Mosque and children were reportedly spared.
A resident of the community, identified as Usman, said Families of the kidnapped residents have established contact with the kidnappers, who are demanding N1million in ransom for each victim.
“Actually, they first demanded N50 million on the first day, but as we keep on pleading and negotiating with them, they now said we should pay N1 million on each victim,” he said.
Attempts to contact the spokesman for Nasarawa State Police Command, ASP Ramhan Nansel, proved abortive because neither the call nor the text message put to his mobile phone was answered as of the time of filing this story.
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