Vigilante Members Kill Man While Attempting To Kidnap His Son
Information reaching IBOM FOCUS that Vigilante Members Kill Man While Attempting To Kidnap His Son
Two vigilante members in Adamawa State, Abdulrahaman Yakubu and Suleiman Lawan are in police custody for allegedly killing a man in the course of a failed attempt to kidnap the man’s son.
The vigilante men turned kidnappers from a village near Gombedeked along Dumne road in Song LGA, have been arrested for the alleged offence by the Adamawa State Police Command.
Abdulrahaman, 30, a father of five and Suleiman, 35 years old, with 10 children, attempted kidnapping their victim with three others who are now at large.
IBOM FOCUS gathered from DAILY POST report on Sunday that the suspects stormed the home of their target and abducted his son but while dragging the boy out of his father’s house, his elder brother confronted them.
One of the suspects was said to have fired gunshots but it did not harm the elder son, who they claimed appeared invincible.
Vigilante Members Kill Man
Sources close to the family, said a stray bullet from another suspect who continued to fire shots, hit the boys father who was coming out of his room in the stomach, killing him instantly before neighbours who heard the gunshots came out from their houses pursued the suspects and succeeded in rescuing the boy.
The following morning, other local vigilantes followed the footsteps of the suspects from the scene of the crime to their various houses where they were apprehended, witnesses said.
Police Public Relations Officer for Adamawa State, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, said the suspects had been taken to police custody and are being investigated.
Vigilante Members Kill Man
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