A staffer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),Yusuf Abdulkadir, was reported to have been kidnapped at his residence, at Rigachikun, in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
It was gathered that he worked at the corporate headquarters of the organisation in Abuja.
Reliable source told newsmen that the kidnappers stormed his residence at about 10.00 p.m. on Saturday and whisked him away to an unknown destination.
The source affirmed that the hoodlums might have been trailing 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 declared.
According to the source, the family had reported the kidnap of the NNPC staff to the Rigachikun police.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Zubairu Abubakar, said the command was yet to be briefed on the incident by the DPO of the area.
It will be recalled that no fewer than 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 M. Nasarawa, when he was parading the suspects at the Police College Kaduna, on Friday.
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