“Tied up, I watched bandits assemble my daughters” — Father of 6 kidnapped girls

BUSINESS DAY

Mansur Al-Kadriyar the father of six girls abducted in the Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has shared the chilling details of his 18-day ordeal following the kidnapping incident.

The gripping narrative unfolds as he recounts the challenges, fears, and moments of desperation during his captivity, shedding light on the traumatic experience that unfolded in the heart of Bwari, during an interview with Arise TV on Monday.

Al-Kadriyar revealed the chilling ordeal that began when bandits attacked his residence in Zuma 1, Bwari area of Abuja on January 2.

The tragic turn of events included the death of Al-Kadriyar’s younger brother, Abdulfatai Al-Kadriyar, who led a team of police officers in an attempt to confront the bandits during the initial attack.

The confrontation resulted in the loss of Abdulfatai’s life and injuries to two police officers engaged in a shootout with the assailants.

During the interview with Arise TV, Mansur Al-Kadriyar provided a detailed account of the night of the attack, the loss of his brother, and the agonizing moments spent in the hands of the bandits.

It was on January 2. I think I came in around 7 p.m. from town and I moved in immediately to observe my Maghrib prayer

“I came out after and sat down at the sitting room to relax. I later observed my Ishai prayer but was not feeling too okay to eat dinner, so I asked my daughter to prepare pap for me.

“I could not take much of the pap, so I went straight to my bedroom. I kept telling my wife I was not feeling too strong. I dozed off after some time and the next thing I heard was some noise and wondered who was banging the gate.

“My children were in their various rooms. The banging on the gate continued. The house is an uncompleted building, I just fixed about three rooms, just for us to move in, it was not up to two months since we moved into the house.

“I came out, went to the sitting room and peeped from the window, I saw a man standing outside, it was then I realised, they were armed robbers.