A private security guard employed by a Minna resident identified simply as Danjuma has allegedly abducted his employer’s two sons, Umar and Anas, both aged six.

The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday afternoon in the Brighter Area of Minna, the Niger State capital. The children’s father, a businessman, became alarmed after he could not find his children and later discovered that the security guard had also disappeared.

Reports indicated that while the businessman was away from home, the security guard, identified as Sani Abdulrahman, allegedly took the children out on a motorcycle for Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.

Concerned over their prolonged absence, family members began searching for the children and visited hospitals across Minna metropolis, suspecting they might have been involved in an accident.

However, it later emerged that the children were allegedly in the custody of kidnappers.

Narrating the incident, Danjuma said he later received a call from individuals said to be in the Erena forest in Shiroro Local Council of Niger State, demanding ransom for the release of the children.

He appealed to the state government and security agencies to assist in securing the safe release of his sons. Danjuma also urged members of the public to join the family in prayers for the children’s safe return.

Spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident.

He said, “The security man, Sani, pretended that he was taking the children out for Salah celebrations in town, but since then, they have not returned. Investigation has commenced, while efforts are ongoing to locate the children.”