The wife and the son of the former Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, ZakaWanu Garuba, have been kidnapped in Kogi.
Our correspondent gathered that they were travelling from Abuja enroute Auchi, Edo State when they ran into the kidnappers along Lokoja/Abuja Road.
The state Police Commissioner, Ayuba Ede, who confirmed the incident explained over the telephone that he had dispatched his men to the scene and awaiting them for details. “Yes, I heard of a kidnap incident around Okene and, I have sent my policemen to the area to ascertain the correct position of things. I do not know what exactly happened, so I cannot confirm what I don’t know. My men have gone there already,” said the CP.
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