Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped 10 officers of the Nasarawa State Police Command in Kogi State.<\/p>\n
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The officers were returning from election duty in Osun State, Guardian Newspaper has reported.<\/p>\n
A reliable source told The Guardian that the officers were kidnapped at Obajana, Kogi State, on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn July 17, 2022, about 11:05 a.m., information was received from the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Obajana that gunshots were heard along New By-Pass Road, close to Trailer Park, PTI Obajana. The DPO immediately mobilised patrol teams to the scene, where they met one white 18-seater passenger bus with registration number: GWA 295 YR, driven by one Usman Abdullah with six occupants.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe seven persons identified themselves as officers from Nasarawa State Police Command returning from the Osun governorship election.<\/p>\n
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“They narrated that their vehicle developed a mechanical fault, and while trying to fix the vehicle, armed men emerged from the bush and kidnapped 10 officers,\u201d the source explained.<\/p>\n
It was gathered that an anti-kidnapping squad had been deployed to the area to track the criminals.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in another similar attack, five bus passengers were also kidnapped on the Okene-Lokoja expressway, according to a video shared by one of the passengers.<\/p>\n