By Ismail Auwal
Gunmen have abducted a nursing mother, 4-month-old baby, and two others at Rafin Ciyawa village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday, 28th July at about 2 am.
Chairman of Ningi LG Mamuda Hassan Tabla and police spokesman SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil separately confirmed the incident on Monday.
Wakil said “The gunmen went to the house of one Mr Nnami Sunday, a businessman at Rafin Ciyawa village, took away his wife, Mrs Mercy Nnami, 42, with her 4-month-old baby boy and a sales boy, one Bala Ali, 27”.
He said “On receiving the information, the Commissioner of Police, Umar Sanda directed the DPO of Ningi, Burra and the Area Commander to commence discreet investigations,
“Presently, the Command and a group of vigilantes have been dispatched to the forests to comb the area for possible rescue of the victims. Other sister security agencies are collaborating with the Police on the rescue mission”.
Chairman of Ningi Mamuda Hassan Tabla said that 24 hours after the abduction, the kidnappers released the nursing mother and the baby after some amount was paid but are holding onto the businessman demanding the sum of N10m before they will release him.
In another development, last Saturday, yet-to-be-identified gunmen believed to be kidnappers abducted another businessman, Alh Ali Dogonruwa in his house located in Dogonruwa village in Ningi LGA.
