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Abducted Wife Of Kaduna Medical Doctor Found Dead

The wife of a Kaduna-based medical doctor, Philip Ataga, who was abducted by kidnappers, along with her two children, on January 25, has been found dead along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.

The woman and her two children were kidnapped from their home at the Juji community in Chikun local government area of the state by kidnappers who also killed a member of a local vigilante group in the area during the operation

Sadly, a week after their abduction, the body of the woman was found on Saturday morning with the whereabouts of her two children still yet unknown

The spokesman of Kaduna state police command, DSP Yakubu Sabo told EkoHotBlog that the woman’s bullet-ridden body was found inside a bush in the Kakau area along the Abuja- Kaduna highway.

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Sabo equally disclosed that the body was evacuated and deposited at a mortuary.

He added that the abductors have established contact with the family and are demanding a ransom before releasing the two children in their custody.

The police spokesman further disclosed that a manhunt of the kidnappers is ongoing

Otunba T.J Abass

The Publisher, Ekohotblog.com

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