Armed men have reportedly blocked the Kaduna-Abuja highway,
opened fire on some vehicles and abducted two people.
NAN reports that the attack was said to have occurred at
about 3pm around Katari village on Monday and resulted to the death of one
person.
Spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, DSP Yakubu
Sabo, said the attackers kidnapped the Chairman of the Universal Basic
Education Commission (UBEC), Muhammad Abubakar and his daughter while his
driver was shot dead.
Sabo, who confirmed the incident in a statement issued in
Kaduna, said two victims of the attack were rescued.
“Today April 29, we received information through DPO Katari
that at about 1530hrs, he got a distress call that armed men in military
uniform intercepted a Land Cruiser SUV with Reg. No 07E o4 FG and Toyota Sienna
with Reg. No SLJ 465 TN at Kurmin Kare Village along Kaduna -Abuja Expressway,
opened fire on the vehicles and in the process the driver of the SUV was shot
dead.
“While the occupants, Dr. Muhammad Abubakar, who is the
Chairman of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and his daughter were
kidnapped.
“The occupants of the Sienna; one Alowonle Olalere and Onuka
Victor both of Ibadan, Oyo State were injured and rescued to Katari Police
Station.”
Sabo added that the two injured victims were returning from
Kano where they went to shoot a film entitled ‘The Last Step’.
He disclosed that a combined teams of mobile policemen,
Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Command, Special Forces and Operations Yaki
operatives were quickly mobilized to the area with a view to combing the bushes
for possible rescue of the victims and arresting the criminals.
He added that the Inspector General of Police Intelligent
Response Team was also contacted for technical support in tracking the
hoodlums.
“At the moment, the two vehicles were recovered to the
station,” he added.
“The Commissioner of Police CP Ahmad Abdur-Rahman appeals to
members of the public to support the Police with relevant information that could
assist in apprehending the perpetrators of this heinous act.
“The Command will not be deterred in its efforts to bring
crime to the barest minimum in the state.
“The hoodlums are only testing our collective will and we
cannot relent.”
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