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Four civil defense officers going to Benue kidnapped near Otukpa
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped four officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, the Kogi State command.
According to a source close to one of the victims, the officers were travelling in an official vehicle when they were abducted around Ajegwu Junction on Itobe-Anyigba highway Kogi State, some kilometres to Otukpa, Ogbadibo LGA of Benue State.
The source informed our correspondent that they were five in the vehicle but one of the officers escaped to an unknown destination while they were being marched into the bush.
He said the alleged abductors have established communication with families asking for thirty Million naira N30M ransom.
When contacted, the Kogi State Commandant Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Mr. Peter Samuel Maigeri could not confirm the incident as at the time of filling this report, but promised to get to our correspondent as soon clearer information is available to the command.
However, the Police Public Relation Officer, PPRO in Kogi State DSP William Aya, confirmed the incident but didn’t give details.
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