Fresh fear in Kogi as gunmen abduct two residents days after pastor’s family kidnap

Fresh hostility has gripped residents of Okoloke assemblage successful Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State aft suspected gunmen returned to the country and abducted 2 residents, hardly days aft kidnapping members of a pastor’s family.

The latest onslaught reportedly occurred successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday, erstwhile the assailants stormed the community, firing gunshots to make panic earlier taking distant their victims to an chartless destination.

A section resident, identified arsenic Musa Adeyemi, was quoted arsenic saying that the attackers operated for respective minutes without interruption.

“We are nary longer harmless successful this community. They came backmost again aft taking the pastor’s family, and present 2 much radical person been kidnapped. Everyone is surviving successful fear,” helium said.

Mrs. Kemi Ojo, a resident, said galore residents person begun fleeing the area.

“People are packing retired due to the fact that cipher knows who volition beryllium next. We are begging the authorities to assistance us,” she pleaded.

Kogi State Police Command, SP William Ovye Aya, has confirmed the incident.
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Fresh fearfulness successful Kogi arsenic gunmen abduct 2 residents days aft pastor’s household kidnap