The Nigerian Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) yesterday expressed concern over two reporters who were abducted from their Kaduna homes with family members in the early hours of Sunday.
In a statement by its President, Kabiru A. Yusuf, NPAN urged the Federal Government to ensure the safe return of the journalists and their loved ones by deploying all the necessary security at its disposal.
The statement reads: “The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) is concerned over the safety of Messrs. Abdulgafar Alabelewe and Mr. AbdulRaheem Abdu, the Kaduna state correspondents of The Nation and Blue Print newspapers respectively, who were abducted last weekend.
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“More worrying is the prolonged silence from their abductors who seized the journalists along with members of their families, including wives and children.
“The trauma induced on both their biological and professional families by this condemnable event, are better imagined.
“We call on the Federal Government to ensure the safe return of the journalists and their families, by deploying all the necessary security assets at its disposal.
“We stand in sympathy with the families as we pray for their safe return. “We appeal to their abductors to ensure that none of them come to harm but returned all safely.”