Gunmen on Monday evening kidnapped the Oba of Idofin-Isanlu and his wife in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi state.
“This is because we in this LGA have a very robust security architecture keeping vigil and warding off criminal elements away from us.
“We smell a rat over this sad incident and we are not resting until we get to the criminal elements who did this dastardly act and rescue our traditional ruler and his wife,” he said.
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