From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
Unknown Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers were said to have abducted seven people, including a Doctor and Lawyer at about 2pm on Tuesday and carried them to the bush.
According to an eye witness, the gunmen laid siege on Itobe-Ajaokuta road for hours, shooting sporadically and in the process many passengers were abducted, with many also receiving various degree of injuries from the smoking fire power of the Kidnappers.
It was gathered that among those abducted were Mr. Joe Abba, his wife and Barrister Abba Aduojo who were returning from a burial in a village near Alloma in Ofu local government Area of the state.
Also abducted is a yet to be identified Doctor said to be on his way back to Lokoja from an official assignment to the Prince Abubakar Audu University Teaching Hospital,
Anyigba
“They were kidnapped on gun point around 2pm, my friend’s wife was shot in the leg and is presently recuperating at Federal Medical Centre, lokoja”, said a Relative of one of the victims .
According to the State Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, William Ovye Aya who confirmed the incident said the command got winds of the attack of the hoodlums and drafted the men of the Rapid Response Squad operating in the area to their rescue.
“Seven persons were abducted to the bush; six people were rescued with bullets wounds and six vehicles were recovered at the scene of the incident”, he said .
He added that a combined manhunt against the hoodlums
including the sister security agencies and vigilante have been mobilised to comb the areas in order to rescue the seven abducted persons in their custody
In a related development, another group of kidnappers were said to have operated on Monday this week along Ejule – Iboko -Alloma roads, hijacked one Peace Mass bus and led all passengers to the bush.
It was gathered that two of the passengers who attempted to escape were shot in the incident.
