Crime
Gunmen abduct two in Kogi, demand N65m ransom
Gunmen abduct two in Kogi, demand N65m ransom
By: Zagazola Makama
Two persons have been abducted including a security guard, by suspected kidnappers who are demanding N65 million ransom.
Sources told Zagazola on Saturday that the incident occurred on Sept. 26.
The sources said one of the victims, Jimoh Taheed Adewale, who works as a security guard at Unicane Company, Jamata Village, was kidnapped by the hoodlums.
According to the sources, the wife of the victim, Mrs. Adewale Funke, reported the incident to B Division Lokoja after receiving calls from the abductors who used two phone numbers to demand the ransom.
The sources added that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects, who were armed with AK-47 rifles and dressed in military camouflage with face masks, also kidnapped an unidentified pregnant woman along Banda–Abuja road.
Gunmen abduct two in Kogi, demand N65m ransom