Suspected bandits have abducted a respected Islamic scholar, Malam Abubakar Mushawy Ibrahim, alongside his wife and two children in Kaduna State.
When the kidnap occurred last Wednesday, one of the abducted children was said to be a day old.
Newsmen reported that the bandits forcefully entered the scholar's residence in Fondisho, a community along the Kaduna-Zaria highway.
According to local sources, the abduction occurred a day after the scholar's wife delivered the baby.
A close scholar associate, who wishes to remain anonymous, revealed that the cleric is also the headmaster of Hayatul Islamiyya Kawo, Kaduna.
"He, his wife, who had just given birth to the newborn, and his other son, were all abducted. Presently, the whereabouts of the four remain unknown. Regrettably, the bandits are demanding a ransom of N20 million," the source disclosed.
The source lamented that the victims' family were poor and could not raise the ransom.
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