Hoodlums kidnap NNPC staffer in Kaduna

– Hoodlums have kidnapped an NNPC staffer in Kaduna 

– He was whisked away by hoodlums to an unknown destination on Saturday

Yusuf Abdulkadir, a staff of the corporate headquarters of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was kidnapped from his residence during the late hours of Saturday, April 16.

Hoodlums kidnap NNPC staffer in Kaduna

Nigerian Tribune reports that kidnappers forcefully took over his residence at Rigachikum, in
Igabi local government area of Kaduna state at 10pm and whisked him away to an unknown destination. 

A reliable source noted that the hoodlums might have trailed him saying: “The moment he entered the gate of his house, they picked him up. They trailed him to the house yesterday (Saturday), dragged him out of his car at gunpoint and whisked him away. “He works at NNPC Towers, Abuja, but at weekends, drives to Kaduna, where his family members reside,” the source added. It was gathered that the family had reported the kidnap of the NNPC staff to the Rigachikun police. When contacted, DSP Zubairu Abubakar, the police public relations officer (PPRO), said the command was yet to be briefed on the incident by the DPO of the area. 

Meanwhile, at least 26 kidnappers and 458 suspects had been arrested by the Kaduna state police within the last 10 days. This was announced by the assistant inspector general of police Balleh Nasarawa, when he was parading the suspects at the Police College Kaduna, on Friday, April 15.