Robbers attack Blueprint photojournalist

A photojournalist with Blueprint newspaper, Ayuba Raji, was on Sunday dispossessed of his belongings around the National Stadium, Abuja by a group of armed robbers. Narrating his ordeal, Raji said he boarded a taxi from NICON junction in Maitama to Area 1, Abuja, in company with some passengers. According to him, “rather than heading to our destination, the driver took to the road leading to Lugbe axis,” and stopped the car around the National Stadium where they dispossessed him of his belongings. He narrated his ordeal: “I never knew that all the occupants in the car were working together when I boarded the car after I had closed from work at about 8:30pm on Sunday.” “About a kilometer to my destination, instead of the driver to go straight, he turned to the road leading to Lugbe, and stopped the car at exactly around the National Stadium. When I challenged them, they rough-handled me, pulled me out of the car and pointed a gun on my forehead, threatening to shoot me. “They dispossessed me of my photography camera and its accessories, Blueprint Newspapers staff identification card, National Assembly Correspondent identification card, Police journalist identification card, and N4, 000 among others.” Raji said he had already reported the matter to the Police and his organisation.