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.
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It was reported that the woman and her two children were abducted from their home at Juji community in Chikun Local Government Area of the state by the kidnappers, who also killed a member of a local vigilante group in the area during the operation.
Her body was found on Saturday morning along the highway, with the whereabouts of the children still unknown, according to Channels Television.
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DSP Yakubu Sabo, spokesman of Kaduna State Police Command, said the woman’s bullet-ridden body was found inside a bush in the Kakau area along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.
Sabo also disclosed that the body was evacuated and deposited at a mortuary.
He added that the kidnappers have established contact with the family, and are demanding a ransom for the release of the two children in their custody.
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The police spokesperson further disclosed that a manhunt of the kidnappers is ongoing.
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