Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has called on security agencies to urgently rescue a man, his wife and their infant daughter abducted in Millennium City, Kaduna State.
Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), made the call on Monday while reacting to a disturbing video showing the family in the custody of armed kidnappers demanding N300 million ransom.
In a statement issued on Monday, Atiku described the video of the abducted man, identified as Ahmad Abubakar Zakka, as a painful reminder of the insecurity threatening lives and separating families across Nigeria.
He urged security agencies to act swiftly to secure the release of Zakka, his wife, their daughter and other Nigerians being held captive.
The video showed Zakka sitting with his young daughter on his lap while his wife sat beside him as they appealed to the public for help.
One of the armed kidnappers was seen pointing
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