Suspected
kidnappers on Tuesday abducted two of the children of the Speaker of
Kogi State House of Assembly, Alhaji Momoh-Jimoh Lawal.
The News Agency of Nigeria gathered
that the abductors invaded the speaker’s residence at about 4am after
scaling the fence and broke into the house at Okengwe in Okene Local
Government Area.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Mr. Austin Akubo, told the NAN that three of the abductors entered the house.
“The abductors demanded for the children, Ogirima, 7; and Hafeez, 3; and also made away with other valuables.
“They took television set, generator, Toyota Yaris saloon car belonging to the wife of the Speaker and N20,000.
“The incident was promptly reported to the police and other security agencies in the state,’’ Akubo added.
He said the kidnappers had yet to open communication with the family on their demands.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Emeka Emeh, confirmed the incident.
He said the police would leave no stone unturned to rescue the children.
Emeh assured that the Okene Divisional
Police Officer and the Area Commander were on the trail of the
kidnappers with a view to apprehending them soon.
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