Just few days after the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu declared that the Kaduna-Abuja was safe for motorists, armed men struck and blocked the Kaduna-Abuja expressway.
The unknown armed men reportedly opened fire on some vehicles and abducted the Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Muhammad Abubakar and his daughter, while his driver was shot dead.
The Kaduna State Police Command confirmed the incident.
“Today April 29, we received information through DPO Katari that at about 1530hrs, he got a distress call that Armed Men in military uniform intercepted a Land Cruiser Jeep with Reg. No 07E o4 FG and Toyota Sienna with Reg. No SLJ 465 TN at Kurmin Kare Village along Kaduna-Abuja Expressway, opened fire on the vehicles and in the process the driver of the jeep was shot dead.
“While the occupants, Dr. Muhammad Abubakar who is the Chairman of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and his daughter were kidnapped.
“The occupants of the Sienna; one Alowonle Olalere and Onuka Victor both of Ibadan, Oyo State were injured and rescued to Katari Police Station.”
Sabo added that the two injured victims were returning from Kano where they went to shoot a film titled ‘The Last Step’.
Police disclosed that a combined teams of mobile policemen, Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Command, Special Forces and Operations Yaki operatives were quickly mobilized to the area with a view to combing the bushes for possible rescue of the victims and arresting the criminals.
(NAN)