{"id":14829,"date":"2024-01-16T15:50:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T15:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=14829"},"modified":"2024-01-16T15:50:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T15:50:31","slug":"principal-kidnapped-in-kaduna-while-delivering-ransom-for-another-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/01\/16\/principal-kidnapped-in-kaduna-while-delivering-ransom-for-another-victim\/","title":{"rendered":"Principal Kidnapped In Kaduna While Delivering Ransom For Another Victim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the ongoing kidnapping crisis in Kaduna State, a retired school principal, who volunteered to deliver ransom for a kidnapped victim, has been abducted by the same gang.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Shehu Sani confirmed the incident on Tuesday, raising concerns about the increasing audacity and reach of kidnappers in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The retired principal, whose name has not been disclosed, was delivering ransom money on behalf of another victim\u2019s family in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state when he was seized by the kidnappers.<\/p>\n<p>He has been held captive for three days, with the abductors reportedly making calls to his family, demanding another ransom for his release.<\/p>\n<p>Sani posted on X, saying, \u201cA retired School principal who volunteered to deliver ransom to kidnappers in order to secure the release of a victim has also been held by the kidnappers in Birnin Gwari lg, Kaduna state. He\u2019s been in captivity for 3 days now; the abductors made calls to his family for his ransom<\/p>\n<p>The news of the principal\u2019s kidnapping has sparked fear among residents of Birnin Gwari, a region already plagued by frequent kidnappings and banditry. The incident highlights the desperation of families caught in the crosshairs of this criminal activity, often forced to turn to desperate measures like paying ransoms to secure the release of loved ones.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jnews_inline_related_post_wrapper left\">\n<div class=\"jnews_inline_related_post\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_21 jeg_postblock jeg_module_hook jeg_pagination_nextprev jeg_col_2o3 jnews_module_204540_0_65a68f2205b8f \" data-unique=\"jnews_module_204540_0_65a68f2205b8f\">\n<div class=\"jeg_block_heading jeg_block_heading_2 jeg_subcat_right\">\n<p>Authorities in Kaduna State have yet to comment on the specific incident.<\/p>\n<p>However, previous efforts to combat the kidnapping crisis have yielded limited success, leaving many residents feeling vulnerable and unprotected<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the ongoing kidnapping crisis in Kaduna State, a retired school principal, who volunteered to deliver ransom for a kidnapped victim, has been abducted by the same gang. Senator Shehu Sani confirmed the incident on Tuesday, raising concerns about the increasing audacity and reach of kidnappers in the region. The retired principal, whose name has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":14833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14829"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14834,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14829\/revisions\/14834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}