35-year-old mother of
three and daughter of a former vice chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria, Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, has been kidnapped by some undisclosed gunmen.
The gunmen, it was
gathered invaded the residence located at Hayin Malam Jama’a in the Sabon Gwari
LGA, Zaria in Kaduna State on Friday night about 11.30pm and shut the security
guard on duty before heading straight to the former vice chancellor’s
apartment.
Topflyers magazine gathered
that the armed men forced the occupants of the house out, including the
daughter who was on a visit from Lagos.
The Police Public
Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Yakubu Sabo, said the operatives of the
command on getting the distressed call on the incident, moved into action and
neutralised one of the bandits.
The police
spokesman said in a statement, “On 07/02/2020 at about 2340hrs, the Command received
a distress call through DPO Samaru Division Zaria that some unknown armed men
entered the residence of Professor Abdullahi Mustapha, former vice chancellor
of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, shot and injured one Zayyanu Abdullahi a
security man and took away Maryam Abdullahi Mustapha a 35 year old daughter of
the professor.
“On receipt of the
information, teams of policemen were promptly mobilised to the scene, engaged
the hoodlums in a serious gun duel and successfully neutralised one of the
bandits who died on the spot and several of the attackers escaped with gun
injuries. Exhibits recovered on the body of the neutralised bandit includes an
AK-47 magazine loaded with 24 live ammunition and a techno handset while
seven empty shells of AK-47 ammunition were recovered at the scene of the
incident.
“However, the bandits
succeeded in running away with the victim in the heat of the gun battle.
“The injured
security man is currently receiving treatment at ABU Teaching Hospital Zaria
and is responding positively, while efforts are on top gear to rescue the
victim and apprehend the perpetrators with a view to bringing them to book.”
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