NUJ Condemns Kidnap Of Journalists, Their Families

The Kaduna State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has condemned the kidnap of Blueprint and The Nation newspaper Journalists along with their wives and children in Kaduna.
The union, in a joint statement made available to the Press Sunday, described the assault as barbaric and shocking.
In the statement jointly signed by the state chairman, Comrade Asmau Yawo Halilu, and the Secretary, Comrade Gambo Santos Sanga, the union expressed dismay at the brutal attack on innocent members and their families.
The statement read in part,“The NUJ has received with shock the brazen and barbaric attack by suspected kidnappers that resulted in the abduction of the Kaduna Correspondents of The Nation Newspaper and The Blueprint Newspaper alongside their families last night at their residences in Danhono area of Kaduna metropolis.
“The union appeals to security agencies in the state to swing into action to rescue the journalists and their families from the kidnappers”.
The statement asked the government at all levels to intensify efforts towards guaranteeing the security of lives and property of the citizens at all times, stressing that the ugly phenomenon of kidnapping in Kaduna and environs is alarming and must be checked to avert the experiences of the recent past.
The Kaduna State Council of NUJ however, enjoined practicing journalists in the state to be vigilant in their daily activities while also praying for the safe return of their abducted colleagues and their families.