Gunmen kidnap court official in Kaduna, kill son

Aishatu Muhammad, a director with the Sharia court of appeal in Kaduna state, has been kidnapped.

The Kaduna state police command disclosed this on Thursday, saying the incident occurred in Chikun local government area of the state on Wednesday.

Yakubu Sabo, public relations officer of the command, said the abductors also killed the victim’s son.

He said policemen had been deployed in a bid to rescue the victim and arrest the offenders.

“The DPO of Sabon Tasha Kaduna reported that he received a distress call that armed men entered the residence of one Hussain Manjalo of Doka Mai Jama’a via Kujama Village, Chikun Local Government Area and shot dead one Abdurrauf Muhammad after the victim was said to have challenged them,” he said in a statement.

“And (they) kidnapped his mother, Hajiya Aishatu Muhammad, Director Personnel Management of Sharia Court of Appeal in Kaduna State.

“Patrol teams led by the DPO quickly moved to the area and evacuated the corpse to the hospital.

“A combined team of policemen including Anti Kidnapping Unit of the Command and Vigilantes were later dispatched to the area with a view to combing the general area for possible rescue of the victim and arresting the criminals.

“The IGP’S IRT were also contacted for technical support in tracking the hoodlums.”