Suspected gunmen numbering about six on Monday abducted the mother of the Chief of Staff to the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, Mr. Abdulkarim Jamiu Asuku, at her residence in Adavi Local Government Areas of the state
It was gathered that the hoodlums stormed the residence of Mrs. Seriya Raji on Monday evening, and abducted her.
Eye witness and a resident of Inese/Ovakere new layout in Nagazi community, Adavi LGA, where Mrs. Raji resides, stated that the gunmen storm her resident at about 7:40p.m. shortly after she observed her evening (Ishai) prayer in her mosque within the house.
It was learnt that the abductors, according to the source, were six in number, dressed in black suites with masks holding Ghana-Must-Go bag suspected to have contained some guns and other dangerous weapons.
The source hinted that hoodlums entered her house through the mosque and whisk her away to yet-to-be identified destination using the car they brought to her house.
As at the time of filing this report, the abductors were yet to call the family members of their victim to demand ransom.
Meanwhile, when journalists contacted the state Police Public Relation Officers, William Aya, to confirm the incident, he didn’t answer his phone calls, and it was learnt that he was out of Lokoja, the state capital.
