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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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