Tension as suspected gunmen abduct Atiku’s security detail, wife, son

 

A report by The Nation indicates that some suspected gunmen have abducted the wife and son of one of the security details of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar. It is believed that the kidnappers had gone for the aide but could not find him, and instead took his wife and son. According to the news outlet, they thought he was still around after reportedly coming to town with Atiku for the weekend.

Sources told the newspaper on Wednesday, November 25, that the incident took place on the night of Monday, November 23, in Yolde-Pate, Yola, when the target was believed to still be around

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The Adamawa state police command said that the perpetrators would soon be brought to book.

The Guardian. Source: UGC One of the sources was quoted saying: “The kidnappers believed that the police personnel, being so close to Atiku, would have money, so they went for him but took his wife and son when they did not find him.

"Also, an elder brother of the state majority leader, Hammantukur Yetisuri, was kidnapped about the same time elsewhere in Adamawa state. According to the report, he was taken from his home in Jada Mbulo by gunmen who demanded N50 million as ransom.

The sources claimed the gunmen got to the community at about 2 in the morning, shooting and breaking into the house of the lawmaker’s brother. DSP Suleiman Nguroje, the public relations officer of the Adamawa state police command, was said to have confirmed the two abductions, but he did not give names.

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 He reportedly gave the assurance that the police would do everything to free the abducted people and bring the gunmen to book.