Gunmen kidnap magistrate in Kogi, demand N100m ransom
Idris Ahmed,Lokoja
Despite claims by security agencies that Kogi state has been rid of robbers and kidnappers, the President of the Upper Area Court Onyedega with the state ministry of justice Mr Sam Unwuchola has been abducted by unknown gunmen on Ajaokuta-Lokoja road
.According to an eye-witness who prefers anonymity, the magistrate who was returning from Onyedega, his station, in the company of a friend, was kidnapped at Jimgbe, near Salem University, Lokoja at about 7pmThursday.
The eye witness said the Magistrate and his friend ran into the hoodlums who opened fire on their vehicle forcing them to stop
.The bandits, according to him, shot at the Magistrate’s friend who was on the passenger’s seat adding that the bullet almost shattering his left.cheeck
.The wounded friend of Unwuchola whose identity is not immediately known, , was rushed to an undisclosed medical facility in Lokoja for treatment.
Confirming the incident, an authoritative source from the state judiciary told the that the kidnappers had gotten in touch with the wife of the kidnapped magistrate and demanded N100 million ransom
The wife,.Mrs Unwuchola was said to have pleaded with the kidnappers to have mercy on her husband, asking where the family would get the money from and the kidnappers cut off the line.
Contacted, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Ali Janga said the police was still investigating the matter
