The police in Kogi State have confirmed the kidnap of four officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) by unknown gunmen.
The spokesman of the police in the state, William Aya, a deputy superintendent of police, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lokoja that the officers were kidnapped at a spot in Alo-Offoke community on the Itobe-Ayingba road.
“Information gathered reveals that four civil defence personnel were among the kidnapped victims,” Mr Aya said, indicating that those kidnapped may be more than four. Mr Aya explained that the police responded immediately it received distress calls that some armed men were operating between Alo- Offoke and Ayingba.
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