Traditional Ruler Kidnapped At Gunpoint On New Year's Day In Kogi State

Heavily armed gunmen have caused serious tension in Kogi State after storming an area to whisk a traditional ruler away to the unknown.

Some suspected kidnappers on Sunday, New Year Day, abducted Alhaji Isah Achuja, who's the Ohi of Ajaokuta in Kogi state.
A family source told newsmen in Lokoja that he was kidnapped at gunpoint to unknown destination.

The source said that the traditional ruler was on his way home from Lokoja on Saturday when armed hoodlums abducted him. The family member who craved anonymity said that the Ohi’s vehicle was intercepted on Lokoja-Ajaokuta road by the gunmen who forcefully abducted him at gunpoint.

He said that an aide to the traditional ruler and his driver narrowly escaped being hit by the assailant’s bullets during the incident. It was further gathered that the abductors have contacted the family and demanded N20 million ransom .

Kogi state Police spokesman, ASP Williams Aya is hopeful that the kidnappers would be dealt with.

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