Unknown gunmen in the early hours of today (Thursday) have abducted Usman Umar Sahabi, a staff of the Adamawa Broadcasting Corporation, (ABC) Yola and Engr. Jameel both residents of Wuro-chekke in Yola South LGA of Adamawa State.
Family sources said about five gunmen stormed his house of the journalist at about 1:00am after abducting Engr. Jameel and whisked them away at gun point.
The sources added that a ransom of N20 million was demanded by the kkidnappers before releasing the journalist.
Meanwhile, the Adamawa State police command has vowed to rescue them unharmed.
In a telephone interview with West African Pilot News, the image maker of the state police command, SP Sulaiman Nguroje said, police have deployed all their operational assets to ensure the journalist is rescued alive.
“We deployed our operational manpower and working round the clock to ensure that the abducted journalist is rescued alive.
“We have not rested on our oars since we learnt about the incident and are giving the criminals a hot chase till we rescue the Journalist alive and apprehend the perpetrators.
“DC operations has finished coordinating all rescue efforts and wish to assure his safe return to his family,” Nguroje said.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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