BEVERLY HILLS, December 20, (THEWILL) –Â Gunmen have abducted a former Chairman of Olamaboro Local Government Area in Kogi State, Emmanuel Ekpa.
A statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the state Police Command, DSP William Aya, said Akpa was kidnapped along Ochadamu Road in Ofu Local Government Area.
He said a police patrol team attached to Ofu discovered the abandoned car of the victim at Ochadamu area in the late hours of Friday, December 18.
“On close scrutiny, they found an abandoned ID card in the vehicle bearing the name, Emmanuel Isaac Ekpa, apparently indicating that he was kidnapped by gunmen”, Aya said.
He said that the state Commissioner of Police, Edeh Ayuba, had raised a team to track the kidnappers and ensure the safe rescue of Ekpa.
Meanwhile, the abductors had made contact with the family of the victim, demanding N25 million ransom for his release.
A relation who confirmed this to newsmen on condition of anonymity said negotiation is still ongoing.
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