Nigeria has recorded a spate of kidnapping crimes across the country, nearly 19 victims in the last 24 hours, on the eve of the upcoming general elections to be held next February 25 this year.
Nigerian newspaper ‘The Guardian’ has recorded that, in the last 24 hours, about 19 people have been kidnapped in the country, as relatives of the victims and neighbors of the communities urge the authorities to take part in the latest occurrences.
According to The Guardian, the new kidnapping cases include six schoolchildren in Nasarawa state in the center of the country, a Catholic clergyman in Kaduna town and the traditional ruler of Mutum-Biyu with his family.
«The children were in the assembly yard when the abductors appeared and ordered the pupils to follow them, while the staff running the assembly escaped,» a local witness has narrated.
In the Nigerian state of Taraba, several armed men held the traditional ruler of Mutum-Biyu together with his family — two wives and six children — during the early hours of this morning. According to local media, this incident has caused palpable tension in the community and in the surrounding area.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
