Gunmen Abduct Daughter Of Businesswoman And Murder Son In Ilorin

The family of a popular businesswoman has been thrown into mourning in the Alagbado area of the Ilorin metropolis, as gunmen reportedly invaded her residence and killed her son, Abdulganiy Musa, and abducted her daughter, Mistura.

According to reports, the gunmen attacked the family early Friday morning at about 12 am. However, it was learnt that the gunmen could not gain access to the house as members of the family refused to open their door to the attackers but the criminals, who later forcefully broke into the house at about 3:00 am, reportedly gunned down the son of the businesswoman, Musa, through the window.

To make matters worse, the gunmen did not stop at the murder of Musa but also took away the daughter, Mistura, on gaining entry into the house when they could not see the businesswoman, who was identified only as Alhaja.

Some of the relations of the family, who spoke with journalists during the burial rites of the deceased son on Friday morning, disclosed that the abductors had called to demand N10 million ransom for the kidnapped daughter of the businesswoman and people confirmed that the attackers also threatened the relations to pay up on time before any unfortunate incident could happen to the victim of the attack.

Relatives of the bereaved woman disclosed that the abductors were speaking in the Fulani language when they contacted them.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Okasanmi Ajayi, who confirmed the incident, said that the command has already commenced investigation into the matter.

Recall that gunmen also attacked a family of a trader, Alfa Tunde Aribidesi, at a place close to Alagbado last week, where the victim was reportedly macheted to death and her two children were abducted before they luckily escaped from the kidnappers’ den.