Bandits Release Abducted KADPOLY Lecturer, Retain Daughter, Driver
- A piece of news that would be described as a good news with a mixture of a bad one is the freedom granted to a Kaduna Polytechnic lecturer, Dr Rahmatu Abarshi
- After three weeks in captivity, bandits released the lecturer and held her daughter and her driver in captivity
- On April 24, 2022, bandits abducted the lecturer, her daughter and her driver while returning from Mariri community in Lere Local Government Area of the state
A lecturer with the Kaduna Polytechnic who was abducted by bandits together with her daughter and driver, Dr Rahmatu Abarshi, has been released.
Tijjani Ramalan, chairman of Liberty TV on Thursday morning, May 19, disclosed that the lecturer has been released but her daughter, Ameerah and the driver are still in captivity, Vanguard reports.
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How Dr Rahmatu Abarshi was abducted
On April 24, 2022, bandits abducted the lecturer, her daughter and her driver while returning from Mariri community in Lere Local Government Area of the State.
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She had gone to distribute clothes to IDPs as part of her “Barkindo Rahama Initiative”, when they were attacked by bandits, who later demanded N100 million ransom.
Her release further confirmed
Abdallah Isma’il Abdallah, the Admin officer of Barkindo Rahama Initiative, founded by Dr Abarshi, confirmed the release of the lecturer on Tuesday night, May 18, but did not say the amount of ransom paid for her release.
He said after she regained freedom on Tuesday evening, she was taken to an undisclosed hospital for medical check up.
He said:
“Her daughter and the driver are still in captivity.”
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