Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the release of a brother to the Speaker of the Kogi State House Assembly and his wife who were both kidnapped on Monday along the Kabba-Oshokoshoko-Obajana road.
Spokesman of the Command, William Aya who confirmed this to Daily Trust on Wednesday said two other persons who were also kidnapped at different locations had also secured their release.
He said its men have stepped up surveillance and patrol across the Kabba-Oshokoshoko-Obajana axis, adding that three kidnapping attempts were foiled by security operatives on Tuesday.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Mr Femi Olugbemi, who also confirmed their release, said the Speaker’s brother and his wife are hale and hearty.
Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Prince Matthew Kolawole, had on Tuesday at plenary confirmed the kidnap of his brother, wife and two others on Kabba-Oshokoshoko road in the state.
Kolawole, who disclosed this during the house plenary said a yet-to-be-identified hoodlums appeared in Army and Police uniforms and later demanded ransom.
The speaker, while drawing the attention of the state government and security agencies to the rampant kidnapping which has resurfaced in the state noted that the incident happened on Monday.
Kolawole, who brought this to a fore in a motion of urgent public importance which was read by Barrister Oluwatoyin Lawal (PDP Yagba West), called on security agencies to quickly swing into action in rescuing the victims from their abductors.
He urged the state government to further equip the police and other security agencies with more high technology gadgets that will help towards stemming down crimes and criminalities in Kogi state.
Members in their contributions said the security agencies especially the police should up its game in ensuring the security of lives and properties in the state.
