A motorcyclist was reportedly killed while attempting to escape from gunmen who kidnapped Junaidu Danjuma, son of Danjuma Maji Jangaba, a traditional ruler in Abuja.
The deceased, Kabiru Sani, was alleged to be on a motorcycle with the kidnapped prince of Gwombe, Gwargwada chiefdom, Kuje Area Council of Abuja.
The kidnappers, wielding sophisticated weapons, it was learnt, barricaded the Gwargwada-Gwombe Road, shooting sporadically to scare people while whisking Junaidu away.
The prince was said to be returning from a neighbouring village, Rubochi, on a motorcycle, when he was attacked by the gunmen.
“Upon sighting the kidnappers, the man conveying the chief’s son on a motorcycle attempted to escape. The kidnappers opened fire and killed him instantly.
“They whisked away the chief’s son,” the source said.
The Agabe of Gwargwada-Ugbada, Hussein Agabi, was said to have confirmed the incident in a telephone interview.
Salihu, a resident of Gwombe, said that the incident happened Wednesday at the same spot where the gunmen kidnapped 11 villagers, including the wife of PDP Vice-Chairman, Asabe Mohammed Koriya, last week
“However, one of the 11 kidnapped victims of last week from my village escaped from kidnappers den,” he added.
As of the time of filing this report, the spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, DSP Adeh Josephine, could not be reached for comments on the incident.
