The Newspaper Proprietors’ Affiliation of Nigeria has charged the Federal Executive to assure the rescue of 2 Kaduna-based newshounds, Abdulgafar Alabelewe and AbdulRaheem Aodu, who had been kidnapped along their households via bandits on the weekend.
Alabelewe of The Population newspapers and Aodu of Blueprint newspapers had been abducted from their properties in Dahjonu People, Millennium Town segment of the Chikun Native Executive Segment of Kaduna Shape.
The incident used to be showed via probably the most sufferers’ society participants, Taofeeq Olayemi, who disclosed that bandits invaded the public round 10:30 p.m. and performed their operation next capturing indiscriminately.
It used to be reported that Abdulraheem’s spouse used to be lonely within the bush via the bandits on account of her fitness status.
The NPAN President, Kabiru Yusuf, expressed the affiliation’s worry over the terrible incident in a remark on Tuesday as he appealed to the Federal Executive to facilitate the rescue of those sufferers.
Yusuf stated, “The Newspaper Proprietors’ Affiliation of Nigeria is worried over the security of Messers Abdulgafar Alabelewe and Mr. AbdulRaheem Abdu, the Kaduna condition’s correspondents of The Population and Blueprint newspapers, respectively, who had been kidnapped endmost weekend.
“Extra being worried is the extended peace from their abductors, who seized the newshounds at the side of participants in their households, together with better halves and youngsters. The shock precipitated on each their organic {and professional} households via this condemnable tournament, is healthier imagined.
“We call on the Federal Government to ensure the safe return of the journalists and their families, by deploying all the necessary security assets at its disposal.”
Yusuf additionally pleaded with the kidnappers to assure the sufferers weren’t harm and returned house safely.
He additionally sympathised with the households of the newshounds as he wanted for his or her shield go back.