Terrorists kidnap VON correspondent in Zamfara, demand N1 million Naira ransom

<p>Gunmen suspected to be terrorists on Sunday night abducted the Zamfara State correspondent of Violence Voice of Nigeria, VON, Hamisu Damgipga.</p>, <p>The criminals are now demanding a ransom of one million niara for his release.</p>, <p>A brother to the victim, known as Damgipga junior, confirmed the incident, saying the journalist was kidnapped at his residence in the Samaru area of Gusau.</p>, <p>DAILY POST reports that members of his family and neighbours stormed the Secretariat of the Correspondents chapel, to report the disappearance of their relation.</p>, <p>“They also shared with journalists text messages from the bandits, demanding the sum of one million Naira to be paid on or before Friday this week”.</p>, <p>When contacted, the spokesman of the State Police Command, ASP Yazeed Abdulahi confirmed the incident, saying that they were not bandits but criminals looking for livelihood.</p>, <p>He said the anti-violence unit of the command had been deployed to the area for his release, pointing out that he is very much in Gusau and not in any forest.</p>, <p>“This is to show that the operation was not done by bandits otherwise they would have taken him into the forest”</p>