Gunmen abduct six defence ministry directors travelling for promotion exam

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The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria on Tuesday raised the alarm over the alleged kidnapping of six directors of the Ministry of Defence.

The union said the directors were abducted on Monday, November 10, 2025, while travelling from Lagos to Abuja for a directorate-level promotion examination.

Sources described the attack as a well-coordinated ambush.

In a statement co-signed by ASCSN President Shehu Mohammed and Secretary-General Joshua Apebo, the union named the victims as Mrs. Ngozi Ibeziakor, Mrs. C.A. Emeribe, Mrs. C. Helen Ezeakor, Mrs. C.A. Ladoye, Mrs. J.A. Onwuzurike, and Mrs. Catherine O. Essien.

“These directors, who are members of our union and staff of Command Day Secondary School (CDSS), Ojo, Lagos, were travelling from Lagos to Abuja when they were kidnapped,” the statement read.

The union noted that the Ministry of Defence had mobilised security operatives to secure their release.

It also urged the government to decentralise promotion and verification exercises to minimise risks to civil servants. Punch