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Gunmen abduct university lecturer in Adamawa, kill brother
A senior lecturer at the Department of Soil Science, Modibbo Adamawa University of Technology, Professor Adamu Zata has been kidnapped by gunmen.
His younger brother, Dr. Sheda Zata was also shot dead by the gunmen who struck exactly one year after Professor Zata was first kidnapped and a N2 million ransom paid for his release.
Accounts by family members revealed that the heavily armed men stormed Adamu’s residence in the early hours of Monday and whisked him away.
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Confirming the development, the spokesman for the Adamawa State Police Command, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, said: “The incident took place around 2am and the Commissioner of Police has deployed operatives to apprehend the kidnappers.”
According to Nguroje, the remains of Sheda had been deposited in the Specialists Hospital, Yola.
The gunmen are said to have contacted the family of the lecturer, demanding N10m as ransom to release their victim.
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