Some suspected kidnappers have abducted nine travellers in Oshokoshoko, along Kabba-Obajana-Lokoja Road in Kogi State. Those kidnapped in the incident that happened on Saturday evening, included driver of the bus, two students, and six adults.
This is coming barely two weeks after some Abuja-bound travellers were kidnapped in the state on their way from the Eastern part of the country. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 5:00p.m. as the passengers were travelling from Kabba to Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.
Elupo Eliazer, a physically-challenged person whose wife was among the victims, said the kidnappers had called to demand N30 million ransom which they later reduced to N2.6 million after negotiations.
He said: “My wife and I were traveling to attend our church convention scheduled for Lokoja, but I decided to follow a different vehicle as the Toyota car could not contain all of us, else I would have been in the car with her.”
He said the vehicle his wife boarded was ahead of the one he was in, but all the occupants of the vehicle were marched into the bush by the time his own vehicle got to the spot.
As at the time of filling this report, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP William Aya, said he was not aware of the incident but said he would revert with details after confirmation. However, he was yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.
