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Abductors Demand N20m For Release Of Canadian Lady

Posted by Elvis on April 24, 2009 at 8:51pm
KADUNA- The abductors of Mrs Julie Ann Mulligan, a Canadian, have asked for N20 million ransom for her release, the police command in Kaduna has said.Mulligan, a Rotarian was on Thursday night abducted by unknown gunmen in Narayi Quarters, Kaduna.The incident took place shortly after she left the Tafawa Balewa Guest Inn where she attended a Rotary Club meeting with four of her colleagues.The Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Tambari Mohammed who addressed a news conference in Kaduna on Monday confirmed that the abductors asked for the money to free her.Mohammed said the police traced the kidnappers through the mobile phone number of the complainant, Mr. Moses Kadeer, a Rotarian, who hosted Mulligan.He said the victim in company of Kadeer were on their way to her host’s house at No. 29 Unity Link Road, Narayi high cost quarters when the abductors in a Toyota Corolla car blocked their car at gunpoint and took her away.He said while Kadeer was helping the command with relevant information, the police were making all efforts to trace the location and track down the abductors.Mohammed, however, blamed the club for not informing the security agents of their meeting and the arrival of the Canadians in the state.When contacted, the Kaduna President of the Club, Mrs. Lami Abdullahi, said the club’s national headquarter did not authorise her to speak on the incident.Report say that Mulligan, 45, came to Kaduna with four Canadian Rotarians on Exchange Programme under the auspices of the Rotary Club International.The team had gone to Kano and Katsina states before coming to Kaduna on April 15, from where they were expected to proceed to JosBy CLIFFORD AGBAJOR
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