Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped a former chairman of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Nasarawa State, Mr. Ismaila Konga, and killed a Hilux truck driver, who ran into kidnappers in the state.
City & Crime learnt that the incident occurred on Monday at about 7pm.
Our correspondent gathered that Mr. Konga, was kidnapped alongside two others while on his way from Akwanga town, the headquarters of Akwanga LGA of the state, to his country home, Andaha.
A family source, who pleaded anonymity, told our correspondent that the kidnappers mounted a road block on the Akwanga-Jos federal highway, between Ningo village and Andaha.
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His words, “They mounted road block and opened fire on travellers, then our brother ran into them, and they whisked him away alongside Mallam Sule Coach, who is working with the Primary Health Care Department, one other person, and killed a Hilux driver who also ran into them.”
“The kidnappers contacted us around 4am today (Tuesday) and gave our brother the phone to speak with us. He was trying to tell us that they are demanding N2 million, but we overheard his abductors saying they will not collect N2 million,” the family source added.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ranham Nansel, said, “I don’t have these details, I will revert immediately when I get them.”
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