Tension as foreign envoy is kidnapped in Kaduna

– Kaduna state is becoming a hotbed for kidnappers in recent times

– Sierra Leone’s deputy high commissioner to Nigeria, Major General Nelson Williams has been kidnapped in the state

– Major General Williams is a former head of the Sierra Leonian Army

Tension is brewing in the camp of Nigerian security agencies as Sierra Leone’s deputy high commissioner to Nigeria, Major General Nelson Williams has been kidnapped in Kaduna state.

The action which is apparently an embarrassment to Nigerian security agencies, is coming on the heels of the frequent kidnapping in the North west state.

Three months ago, a top ranking officer in the Nigerian Army was kidnapped by some unknown gunmen in the state. 

The officer was later found dead and the perpetrators arrested.

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Around the same period, some church leaders in the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) were kidnapped in the state.

Like the kidnapped officer, one of the clerics was found dead with his body almost decomposing in the bush at the time his corpse was found.

The situation prompted the Kaduna state police command to constitute a special team of anti-kidnap squad to track and dislodge criminal gangs in the state.

Major General Williams abduction is an indictment on the police authorities in the state.

The diplomat was said to have  been abducted earlier today, July 1, after he had gone to attend a military graduation ceremony.

Sources at the Sierra Leonian embassy, Abuja say the gunmen has contacted senior embassy officials and  are demanding for $40 million.

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Just yesterday, June 30, President Muhammadu Buhari hosted selected diplomatic corps to break his Ramadan fast with them at the presidential villa. 

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