Suspected gunmen have abducted the wife and son of a security aide of former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar at Yolde-Pate in Yola the capital of Adamawa State.
According to sources on Wednesday, the incident took place in the night of Monday when the security aide whose name is not given but confirmed to be a police personnel was believed to be around after reportedly going to the town with Atiku for the weekend.
The kidnappers were believed to have gone for the said aide to Atiku but took his wife and son when they failed to meet him.
A source said: “The kidnappers believed that the police personnel, being so close to Atiku, would have money, so they went for him but took his wife and son when they did not find him.
It was also gathered on Wednesday 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 sources said the gunmen got to the community around 2am shooting into the area and breaking into the house of the lawmaker’s brother.
According to a source, they got away with the lawmaker’s brother, shouting that they would not return him unless the family paid N50 million.
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 assurance that the police would do everything to free the abducted people and bring the gunmen to book.
