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| Alhaji Momoh-Jimoh Lawal |
Suspected kidnappers on Tuesday abducted two of
the children of
the Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Alhaji Momoh-Jimoh
Lawal.
It was gathered that the abductors
invaded the speaker’s residence at about 4am after scaling the fence and broke
into the house at Okengwe in Okene Local Government Area.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Mr.
Austin Akubo, told the NAN that three of the abductors entered the
house.
“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,’’ Akubo added.
He said the kidnappers had yet to open
communication with the family on their demands.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state,
Mr. Emeka Emeh, confirmed the incident.
He said the police would leave no stone unturned
to rescue the children.
Emeh assured that the Okene Divisional Police
Officer and the Area Commander were on the trail of the kidnappers with a view
to apprehending them soon.
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