A 75 year old woman, Hajiya Umma Rijau has been kidnapped by some unknown gun men from her home in Rijau, headquarters of Rijau Local Government area of Niger State.
The kidnappers have placed a N100 million ransome on the octogenarian, fondly called Hajiya Umma.
Eye witness said Rijau who is the mother of a one time Rijau local government chairman, Audu Berri Rijau was kidnapped on Saturday night at about 10:45pm by three gun men who stormed her house shooting into the air.
It was further gathered that the gun men cashed in on the absence of their victim’s son to storm the house and took her away.
She was later reportedly taken away towards the neighboring Kebbi state indicating that the aged woman may have been taken to Kebbi.
In an attempt to cover their flanks for Police investigations, it was learnt that the kidnappers after abducting Hajiya Umma abandoned their operational vehicle, set it ablaze and snatched motorbike from nearby villagers before escaping.
A family member who spoke in confidence confirmed the incident and said that the kidnappers have made contact with the family demanding for a ransome of N100 million.
According to our source, “the kidnappers were talking though when they contacted with us. They threatened to shoot Hajiya Umma if the N100 million was not paid. This threat has been a thing of concern to us”.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Niger state command, Mr. Bala Elkana (ASP) confirmed the incident. He said, “immediately the incident happened, special anti kidnapping team in the area was mobilized and they were on top of the situation”.
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