A former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Takai Shamang has been kidnapped in his hometown, Biniki, in Kaura native authorities space of Kaduna State.
Shamang, 78, was additionally a former president normal of the Nationwide Union of Electrical energy and Gasoline Employees, now the Nationwide Union of Electrical energy Staff, between 1982 and 1989.
Confirming the event to the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN), his daughter, Mrs Grace Abbin, mentioned her 78-year-old father was kidnapped at his residence in Biniki, at about 8:00pm on Friday.
Shamang is the president and founding father of Gantys Help for Widows, Orphans, and Needy Basis, popularly referred to as GAWON Basis.
Bandits have additionally kidnapped The Nation and Blueprint Newspapers’ reporters in Kaduna State.
The incident occurred on Saturday night time when the bandits stormed Danhonu 2 neighborhood within the Millennium Metropolis of Chikun native authorities space.
The reporters are Alhaji AbdulGafar Alabelewe and AbdulRaheem Aodu, respectively, who have been kidnapped alongside their wives and youngsters.
Alabelewe is the present chairman of the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council.
A member of the family of one of many victims, Taofeeq Olayemi, who confirmed the incident, mentioned the bandits attacked the neighborhood at about 10:30 pm on Saturday and shot sporadically earlier than they kidnapped the victims.
He mentioned they kidnapped Alabelewe, his spouse, and two of his kids, whereas Aodu and his spouse have been kidnapped, forsaking their sick daughter.
“Initially, they picked Alabelewe, his spouse, three of his kids, and a lady residing with them earlier than asking the woman to return with one of many kids, leaving with the journalist, his spouse and two kids.”
The bandits later dumped Aodu’s spouse within the bush resulting from her well being situation. She managed to return house, albeit traumatised.
In the meantime, the Sports activities Writers Affiliation of Nigeria (SWAN) has condemned the kidnapping of the victims and demanded their quick launch.
Additionally, the Nigeria Union of Journalists, in a message collectively signed by the council chairman Asmau Yawo Alilu and secretary Santos Gambo, described the kidnapping as barbaric, whereas that of SWAN, signed by its secretary Okpani Jacob Dickson, referred to as on related authorities and safety businesses to safe their launch unharmed.
The spokesperson of the Kaduna State Police Command, Munsir Hassan, mentioned the command had deployed their males after the abductors and that they’d not go away any stone unturned till they have been launched.
