Suspected gunmen have abducted the wife and son of a security detail attached to former Vice-President c
Sources were quoted yesterday to have indicated that the incident took place on the night of Monday in Yolde-Pate, Yola, when the security detail was believed to be in the town after reportedly having come with the former Vice-President for the weekend.
The gunmen, after missing their target, took his wife and son.
The sources said the gunmen got to the community around 2 a.m., shooting into the area and breaking into the house of the lawmaker’s brother.
It was also learnt that a brother of one of the state lawmakers was abducted about the same time elsewhere in Adamawa State. Local sources said an elder brother of the state Majority Leader, Hammantukur Yetisuri, was abducted from his home in Jada Mbulo by gunmen, who demanded N50 million as ransom.
The Public Relations Officer of the Adamawa State Police Command, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the two abductions, including the aide to Atiku, being a Police officer, but he did not give names.
He gave the assurance that the Police would do everything to free the abducted victims and bring the gunmen to book.
