By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
Daily MailDaily Mail
  • News
  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Metro
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Business
Reading: Bandits Storm Kaduna Community, Kidnap Journalists, Wives, Children
Share
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
Font ResizerAa
Daily MailDaily Mail
  • News
  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Metro
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Business
  • News
  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Metro
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Business
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
  • News
  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Metro
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Business
© 2025 Daily Mail. Design By CrownTech. All Rights Reserved.
Daily Mail > Blog > News > Bandits Storm Kaduna Community, Kidnap Journalists, Wives, Children
News

Bandits Storm Kaduna Community, Kidnap Journalists, Wives, Children

Adeyinka
Last updated: July 7, 2024 7:01 am
Adeyinka 11 months ago
Share
SHARE

Bandits attacked Danhonu community, Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Saturday night, and abducted two journalists and their families.

POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the victims, Alhaji AbdulGafar Alabelewe and AbdulRaheem Aodu, are reporters for The Nation and Blueprint Newspapers in Kaduna State.

Alabelewe, the current chairman of the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council, was taken alongside his wife and two children. Aodu and his wife were also kidnapped, leaving behind their sick daughter.

According to Taofeeq Olayemi, a family member of one of the victims, the bandits stormed the community around 10:30 pm, shooting sporadically before carrying out the kidnappings. They shattered doors and windows, scaled fences, and removed burglary bars to gain access to the homes.

The bandits initially took Alabelewe, his wife, three children, and a guest, but later released the girl and one of the children. They then forced Aodu’s door open, taking him and his wife, while leaving 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,” he said.

You Might Also Like

Gateway Games: 21 Kano Athletes Die In Auto-crash

Baba Adını of Osun, Kolawole Celebrates Children’s Day, Calls for Digital Education Drive

FG commences payment of minimum wage arrears to civil servants – Official

Failed Aduramigba Road Project: Osun Govt. Assures of Quick Intervention

Defections: Stop blaming Tinubu for your woes, APC chieftain tells opposition parties

TAGGED: Insecurity
Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Email Print
Previous Article Osun Council of Obas Appeals to Federal Government to fix Ibadan-Ife-Ilesa Express Road
Next Article Hijra 1446: Kolawole Urges Nigerians On Patriotism, Loyalty To Country 
Leave a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

about us

We influence 20 million users and is the number one business and technology news network on the planet.

Find Us on Socials

© 2025 Daily Mail. Design By CrownTech. All Rights Reserved.
Go to mobile version
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?