Kidnappers abduct police officer, four others in Edo

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Five persons, including a police officer, were reportedly abducted in two separate operations by kidnappers in Akoko Edo, in Edo North, Edo State, on February 8.

In a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday, the National Coordinator, Movement for the Advancement of Akoko Edo People, Bode Ekundayo, noted that the first two kidnappings took place at the Makeke community health centre, where the gunmen kidnapped Tope Oriloye, a female secondary school student and Samuel Ilesanmi, who had rushed his son to the health centre with his wife.

Ekundayo also said a gang of kidnappers invaded the residence of Police Inspector Segun Obanowa from Uma/Imoga in Akoko Edo and abducted him, his wife and daughter, later releasing his wife to go arrange for ransom to free her husband and daughter.

He stated that the kidnappers who abducted Oriloye and Ilesanmi had already contacted the family asking for a N100 million ransom for both of them. Punch