Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers were said to have abducted two lecturers
believed to be siblings. The incident, The Cable reports, happened in Mahuta
community of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The victims, Adamu Chinoko and Umar Chinoko, are were believed to lecturers
at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, and Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna;
they hail from Kebbi State.
Adamu was said to have been kidnapped last Thursday night. His abductors
were said to have demanded a ransom of N2 million and a new motorcycle from the
family.
But while his brother, Umar, went to deliver the ransom on Sunday, he was
also held. And now, their abductors are demanding N5million ransom to free both
men.
The Kaduna State Police Command is yet to make any official statement on
the development as at the time of filing this report.
