Four children of the same parents including their mother have been kidnapped in Barakallahu; a community in Kaduna state.
According to report, the gunmen arrived the area at around 12:00 am on Friday, shooting on the air until they finally kidnapped the victims.
A resident of the area, Hajiya Rabi who spoke to Journalists on the development disclosed that the sounds of the gunshots could not allow the residents to sleep, saying that they were wondering what was happening.
“At first, we thought it was coming from the Airforce base but the sounds of voices coming from the next street made us understand that something is definitely wrong.
“Unfortunately, the hoodlums succeeded in kidnapping four children, she disclosed.
While speaking, the father of the kidnapped children, Abdulsalam Haruna explained in an interview that the kidnappers stormed his house around 1.30 am today (Friday) and abducted his four children and his wife.
“The kidnappers took away my four children and their mother”, the father of the victims said.
Haruna explained further that two of the children are in university, one in secondary school and one in primary six.
“Am just an ordinary tailor that is working hard to fend for my family. Am not a rich man. I don’t have anything, he stressed.
Haruna identify the names of his children who were kidnapped by the hoodlums as: Muhammad Mustapha Abdulsalam, Hauwa Abdulsalam, Muhammad Abdulsalam and Umm Hairi Abdulsalam, while the name of his wife is Hajara Abdulsalam.
When contacted, the Police spokesman, ASP Muhammad Jalige said the police are on top of the situation.