From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
The Kogi State Police Command has commenced investigation into the abduction of a widow, Mrs Sefi Jimoh whose kidnappers are demanding N10m ransom.
Our Correspondent learnt that Jimoh, a mother of four children, worked with the state government as an environmental officer.
She reportedly lost her husband some years ago.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Aya, in a statement, said she was kidnapped on Saturday on her way home from an evening service in the Zone 8 area of Lokoja.
The statement said, “The Commissioner of Police, Edward Egbuka, has ordered officers and men to launch a manhunt for the kidnappers of Mrs Sefi Jimoh, a middle-aged widow who was abducted in Lokoja, the state capital on Saturday.”
Aya, while quoting the state police commissioner, said a detailed investigation was ongoing into the incident.
“This is being done in conjunction with other security agents, including hunters and vigilantes, among others, to see that she is released.