The Magistrates Association of Nigeria has called on security agencies not to relent in their efforts to rescue a former chairperson of the Borno State branch of MAN, Magistrate Binta Mshelia, who was kidnapped on June 24, 2024.
Binta was kidnapped alongside her husband, Justice Haruna Mshelia, and his driver.
They were traveling to Maiduguri when they were ambushed by a heavily armed group between Borno and Yobe states.
However, the kidnappers freed Haruna on September 8 but refused to release Binta and the driver.
Speaking to Saturday PUNCH, the National President of MAN, Chief Magistrate Saidu Umar, urged security agencies to intensify efforts to secure Binta’s release.
Umar also appealed to the abductors to release the magistrate, lamenting that she would have suffered enough trauma in captivity.
He said, “It is very disheartening that her worship is still in captivity seven months after she was kidnapped. We are all traumatised by her abduction. We appeal to the security agencies not to relent in their efforts to rescue the chief magistrate. We equally appeal to the abductors to free her. She has suffered enough in their captivity.
“We commend the Borno State government and the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Kashim Zanna, for their tireless efforts on this matter.”
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