Gunmen have reportedly abducted Janet Galadima-Gimba, a customary court judge, alongside her four sons in Kaduna.

The judge and her sons were reportedly abducted at their residence in the Mahuta area of Kaduna on June 23.

The abductors, numbering up to 15, invaded the residence of the judge at night when her husband, a medical doctor, was away on duty, News360 Nigeria gathered

Reacting to the development in a statement on Wednesday, Gloria Ballason, chief executive officer of the house of justice, called for the protection of the judge and her family.

Ballason said the abductors killed the 14-year-old son of the judge in captivity after the family failed to pay the demanded ransom.

She said the boy, identified as Victor Gimba, the first son of the judge, was shot dead on July 2.

“The abductors, reported to have been about 15, took their captives hostage and demanded a huge sum as ransom,” she said.

“On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the terrorists shot dead Victor Gimba, the first child of the judge, when the ransom demanded could not be obtained.”

The bandits were said to have demanded a N300 million ransom for their release and had threatened to start killing their victims one after the other if payment was delayed.

Ballason condemned the abduction and the murder, adding that “judicial officers under Article 7 of the United Nations Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary deserve protection and adequate security to enable them to carry out their judicial functions”.

She said the Nigerian state has a constitutional mandate under section 33 and 14(2)b of the 1999 Constitution to guarantee and ensure the safety of the judge, her family, and all citizens.

The chief executive officer described the death of the boy as “’grisly and blood-curdling,” adding that no parent deserves to watch their child being killed in such a manner.

She called on the government, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and security agencies to take urgent action and ensure the judge and her children are rescued.

Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the Kaduna state police command, confirmed the incident.

Hassan said the command was doing its best to rescue the victims.

“Yes, we are trying our best to rescue the victims, and for the boy who was killed, an investigation has since commenced,” Hassan said in a response to inquiries made to him.

SOURCE: https://news360ng.com/bandits-abducts-judge-four-children-kill-first-son-in-kaduna/

The annoying part is that the people doing this are young people

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Everybody just dey collect wotowoto....

In fact, nobody is spared

It is well, with Nigeria.

Oh till date
They stilll call them BANDITS.

AL F*CKING RIGHT

"numbering up to 15"

For real?? ??

edian:
The annoying part is that the people doing this are young kids

That is the most annoying part bro

This is not SE..

RONU

Someone was killed by bandit and I'm reading "an investigation would soon commence..." What do they want to investigate? Kai...Nijeriya!

We keep calling them bandits instead of by their true name which is TERRORISTS

Too bad

LordIsaac:
Someone was killed by bandit and I'm reading "an investigation would soon commence..." What do they want to investigate? Kai...Nijeriya!

Don't mind them. Assuming it was in the south east they will immediately close eye, open it and claim they had a vision that it was ipob that did it

Then thrash any investigation thereafter

All the states that gave APC'S tilumbu block votes will see shege this regime. We need to cleanse ourselves one way or the other for the nation to survive.

All except rivers state sha, that one na only wike and his fellow croonies go collect

Why

Northerners will finish this country

God protect the Christians in north

this is terrible and the security forces in the country are fvcked up as shit

My people

How else can you define a failed administration....


Is Tinubu not worse than a failure

edian:
The annoying part is that the people doing this are young kids

Some people will still say nothing is wrong with this govt, they will blame others never themselve, they will blame previous administration, or Obi, IPOB, finally Obidient, but nothing is wrong with the govt.

Christian, not surprised.

The only difference between Buhari and Tinubu is that Buhari was better....
Nigeria is gone

condralbedez:
The North has started their usual move.... Hope wole soyinka and the rest that protested against GEJ will support the North Now!!!

Don't play politics with People's lives
when the commander in chief is weak

Insecurity takes over

Bad news always

Hnmmm !!!

This Bandits of a Calamity is fast getting out of hand ! I swear 😡😡😡

But na National Anthem wey our President wan take fight all this Calamity 😡😡😡

I'm not in any way supporting this, but these people should start going for all the so-called political leaders, especially those in the national assembly

Dapromzy333:

SOURCE: https://news360ng.com/bandits-abducts-judge-four-children-kill-first-son-in-kaduna/

This is very sad, may God help us in this country

When I made this statement below in another thread like that, I never knew this will happen. It’s quite unfortunate may God safe her and her family.


Lawyers defending unrepenting criminals to escape justice is criminal act in itself and is evil.
https://www.nairaland.com/8143094/five-die-hanging-herders-killing#130770106





The message is “ if you are a lawyer lawyer well, if you are a doctor doctor well, if you are a soldier soldier well, if you are a police police well. Don’t say it doesn’t concern you.

The North has started their usual move.... Hope wole soyinka and the rest that protested against GEJ will support the North Now and asked the President to step down, for not living up to expectations!!!

This is a systematic jihad. Remove the infidels in authority.
Those who know, know

No one and nowhere is absolutely safe

Only in Kaduna? Where is MURIC head now?

MhisterJay:
"numbering up to 15"

For real?? ??

And there was no check points to halt their movement.

edian:
The annoying part is that the people doing this are young kids

na gun wey dem carry de give them mind