Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted a legal practitioner, Barrister Hashim Abdullahi, while he was returning from the recently concluded Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN) National Conference in Kano State.
The incident was confirmed in a statement issued by the immediate-past National President of MULAN, Sa’idu Muhammad Tudunwada.
According to the statement, Abdullahi was intercepted and taken hostage while travelling back to his base in Kebbi State after attending the annual conference.
Tudunwada disclosed that the abductors had established contact with the victim’s family and associates and had made a series of ransom demands. He said the initial demand of ₦200 million was later reduced to about ₦100 million before the kidnappers eventually settled for ₦50 million and five Boxer model motorcycles as a condition for his release.
Expressing sadness over the development, the former MULAN president called on members of the legal community and the public to pray for the safe return of the abducted lawyer.
“We pray to Allah SWT to grant him safety, protect him from all harm, and reunite him with his family in good health. May He bring him out of this trial safely and expose the perpetrators,” the statement read in part.
Tudunwada also appealed for the “immediate and unconditional release” of Barrister Hashim so he could be reunited with his family.
