Connect with us

News

Over 50 armed gunmen kidnap doctor’s wife, children, others

Published

on

By Simon Ujah, Kaduna
Over 50 heavily armed gunmen reportedly laid siege on Juji Community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Friday night.
The armed gunmen in the process allegedly abducted the wife, children and security guard of popular Kaduna medical doctor and owner of Chris Joja Lounge, Dr. Ataga on Saturday morning.
Eyewitness said that the bandits stormed the community at about 10:30pm on Friday night in an attempt to overpower the police personnel manning the police post in the area, but could only succeed after six hours of exchange of gunfire.
They were said to have gained access to Dr. Ataga’s residence at about 4am, taking away his wife, children and a security guard.
The source also said that in the process, a vigilantes from the community was shot dead.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Kaduna State Command, DSP Yakubu Sabo said that he was yet to be briefed on the situation but promised to get back to journalists when he details.

Facebook Comments Box
Copyright 2023 ROYAL NEWS. All rights reserved. Digital material on this website, may not be published, reproduced, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from ROYAL NEWS.

Contact: info@royalnews.com.ng

Download ROYAL NEWS app

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *