Bandits have abducted a mother and her daughter returning from Mariri community in Lere Local Government Area in Kaduna State after distributing households materials have been seized by bandits.
Also taken was the commercial driver conveying them.
The victims identified as Engr Ramatu Abarshi and her daughter were traveling in a chattered vehicle when they were kidnapped near Kasuwan Magani.
It was learnt that the Engineer who often distribute household items to the less privileged, as part of her Barkindo-Rahama Initiative, had arrived Mariri around 3pm on Friday where she gave out cloth and other basic items to orphans ahead of the Eid-el- Fitr celebration.
“She exchanged pleasantries with dozens of people in Mariri and posed for pictures with many people before they left in the evening,” the source said.
However, somewhere between ‘Crossing and Kasuwan Magani,’ their vehicle was said to have been attacked by bandits who abducted all three including the driver.
A family friend revealed that the bandits have made contact and demanded N100 million for the release of Engineer Ramatu and her daughter.
