Police Inspector, lecturer, others kidnap in Kaduna community

The Kaduna State Police Command said nine people (9), including an Inspector of the Nigeria Police were abducted by unknown gunmen at the new Millennium City, Kaduna.

The state PPRO, ASP Mohammed Jalige, told newsmen that the Inspector of Police was on an assignment outside the office when the incident happened.

He said the 9 persons including Police Inspector, Gloria Sebastine, Alhaji Usman and seven (7) members of his family were kidnapped at Ungwan Ma’aji, New Millennium City, Kaduna on Wednesday night.

In the same vein, a lecturer with the Kaduna Polytechnic, one Tijjani and two others were kidnapped last Friday at Ungwan Maji.

He said, “The kidnappers had since contacted the family of the Polytechnic lecturer and have demanded N10 million ransom.”

A source explained that the gunmen were about 20 who came to the victim’s house around 10:24pm and abducted them.

The source added that the kidnappers went away with his elder sister, a Police Inspector, Gloria Sebastine.

The source further confirmed, “I was still awake in the sitting room chatting around 10:24pm when suddenly, I heard a knock on our gate two times. I asked who was there, but before I could bring torchlight, he had jumped into the compound and opened the gate for others to come into the house.”

He said he was able to hide but the kidnappers ”went away with my elder sister after slapping her to force her to produce me failed.”