JUST IN: Gunmen kidnap Kogi LG chairman

Zacchaeus Michael, the caretaker chairman of Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area in Kogi State, has been abducted by gunmen. 

William Aya, the state's Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the kidnapping on Saturday. 

Aya reported that the caretaker chairman was taken on Friday night along the Kabba-Okene Road in the Kabba region of the state.

“Yes, I got the information. The state Commissioner of Police, Bethrand Onuoha, has already deployed officers for a search-and-rescue mission. We are on top of the situation,” he said.

Sources who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter said that Michael was abducted alongside some of his aides.

One of the sources said, “Reports indicate that CTC Kabba/Bunu Chairman, Zacchaeus Dare Michael, and some of his aides have been kidnapped by gunmen on the Kabba-Okene Expressway in Kabba.

“Authorities are seeking any credible information that may aid their safe rescue.

“I urge everyone to pray for their immediate and safe release, asking for divine intervention and protection during this critical time.”

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