Suspected kidnappers on Tuesday abducted two of the children of the Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Alhaji Momoh-Jimoh Lawal. According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Austin Akubo, the three kidnappers gained entrance into the house through a broken down fence.
“The abductors demanded for the children: Ogirima, 7, and Hafeez, 3, and also made away with other valuables. They took television set, generator, Toyota Yaris saloon car belonging to the wife of the speaker and N20,000. The incident was promptly reported to the police and other security agencies in the state,”
Emeh assured that the Okene Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and the Area Commander were on the trail of the kidnappers with a view to apprehending them soon. (NAN). He said the kidnappers were yet to open communication with the family on their demands.