One killed, over 30 people kidnapped in Kogi

By Boluwaji Obahopo

Lokoja— Ayegunle Bunu community in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State was yesterday, thrown into panic, following a bandit attack that left one person dead and more than 30 others abducted.

According to preliminary reports, the attack occurred about 2:25 a.m. One person was reportedly killed during the incident while another sustained injuries.

Sources in the community disclosed that two residents of Ayegunle Bunu, a man and a woman were among those abducted.

The remaining victims were reportedly passengers travelling in a commercial bus that was intercepted by the attackers while passing through the area.

The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Naziru Kankarofi, confirmed the incident while addressing journalists on the sidelines of the Passing-Out Parade of 565 newly trained police constables at the Command Headquarters in Lokoja.

Kankarofi who said investigation into the abduction was ongoing, stressing that his men have since launched efforts to rescue the victims with a view to apprehending those responsible for the attack.

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