The wife and two daughters of Kogi-based journalist Muhammed Bashir were among ten family members kidnapped on Thursday in Kaduna State. Bashir’s wife and daughters had just arrived in Kaduna for a holiday with her family when the abduction took place.
In a brief statement to his colleagues in Lokoja, Bashir, a correspondent with the Nigeria Telegraph, asked for prayers and support. “My dear colleagues, please pray for me. My two daughters and their mother, along with eight others, were kidnapped yesterday by unknown gunmen in Kaduna where they went for a holiday,” he shared on the Kogi Correspondents’ Chapel WhatsApp platform.
Bashir added that he had alerted the police and Department of State Services (DSS) and was assured that efforts are underway to rescue the victims and apprehend the kidnappers. More details to follow.