IGP, Mohammed Adamu

The Police Command in Kaduna State has identified the expatriate killed by suspected kidnappers in Kajuru as Miss Faye Mooney, a Briton.

The Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Yakubu Sabo, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Kaduna.

Mooney was among the two persons killed and three kidnapped on April 19 at a recreational resort in Kajuru Local Government Area by suspected kidnappers.

Sabo said Mooney was a staff member of Mercy Corps Nigeria, added that the police were still on course to rescue the kidnapped victims and bring the perpetrators to book.

On April 20, the Command confirmed the killing of two persons and kidnap of three others at a recreational resort in Kajuru LGA.

“At about 23:40hrs on Friday, some suspected kidnappers, armed with dangerous weapons, gained entry into a recreational resort called Kajuru Castle in Kajuru LGA”.

“The bandits shot sporadically and in the process, shot dead two persons including an expatriate lady and took away three others.”

He disclosed that patrol teams, led by the DPO, rushed to the scene and evacuated the victims to St. Gerald Hospital.
The police did not name the other person killed.

The woman traveled from Lagos as a tourist, alongside 12 others and was attending a party before the incident happened, police said.

“Normally, whenever such social events would happen, the organisers used to inform the police for security coverage, but the party was done without the knowledge of the police in the area as traditionally done”.

“Intensive efforts are being made by the command to rescue the kidnapped persons, apprehend the fleeing culprits and bring them to justice.”

The British High Commission however said it was aware of the incident that happened late on Friday but added it would not speculate on the motive or nature of attack.