Abduction of 30 people on Abuja-Kaduna Highway untrue — Police

The Police in Kaduna State have denied that 30 persons were
kidnapped on the Abuja-Kaduna highway on Monday evening.

The command’s public relations officer, Yakubu Sabo, in a
statement, however, confirmed that attacks by some gunmen took
place on the highway on that day.

He dismissed as false claims that 30 persons were kidnapped.

Recall on Monday reported how a witness said an unknown number
of motorists were feared abducted after kidnappers invaded the
dreaded highway.

“The attention of the Kaduna Police Command has been drawn to a
fake story making the round on social media to the effect that
about thirty (30) people were kidnapped along Abuja-Kaduna
expressway yesterday (Monday) and their vehicles abandoned by the
roadside,” Mr Sabo said.

“The Command wishes to unequivocally refute the story as fake
fictitiously fabricated by some unpatriotic elements to create
panic in the minds of unsuspecting citizens who ply the road for
their legitimate businesses.

“However, it is unfortunate that this fake news coincided with a
sad incident yesterday 01/04/2019 when on at about 1830hrs some
armed men at a point near Gidan Visa along Abuja-Kaduna expressway
intercepted a Toyota Hilux with REG NO. CT 01 AF belonged (sic) to
the Judiciary, open(ed) fire on the vehicle in the process of which
one Mshelia Sulaiman was injured and took away the occupants.

”The Command appeals to members of the public to support the
Police with relevant information on the whereabouts of these and
other suspected criminals to curb the menace of banditry and other
related crimes in Kaduna State.”