The wife and driver of late former Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Zakawanu Garuba, were on Saturday kidnapped along the Lokoja-Abuja highway.
When contacted, the Kogi State Commissioner of Police , Ayuba Ede, said he got information of a kidnap incident around Okene, but could not confirm the exact situation.
Speaking with The Nation on the telephone, the CP said the news of a kidnap incident got to his desk and that he has already despatched his men to the area.“Yes, I heard of a kidnap incident around Okene and, I have sent policemen to the area to ascertain the correct position of things. I do not what exactly, so I cannot confirm what I don’t know. My men have gone their already,” said the CP.
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