From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
Unidentified person has been killed by gunmen in the process of Kidnap of a board member of the Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission, Isah Salami, in Kogi State.
He was reportedly kidnapped in the early hours of Thursday on his way to the mosque in Ogaminana, Adavi local government area of the state.
An unidentified person was also reportedly killed in the process of the kidnapping.
The kidnapping was confirmed by the Kogi State Police Command spokesman, SP William Aya, who also said one person was killed in the process.
Reliable source said the kidnappers came with a vehicle parked along the victim’s residence and zoomed off with him around 5:00am.
One Ilyas Okaraga, who claimed to have witnessed the abduction, disclosed to our reporter that another person was also shot by the gunmen.
“In an attempt to save him from the gunmen, a young man was also shot but was rushed to the hospital for treatment.”
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Our source also disclosed that Salami commissioned a water project in Adavi local government on Wednesday before he was kidnapped on Thursday morning.
Also, on Wednesday night, gunmen shot three occupants of a car along the Federal College of Education road in Otite.
One of the occupants reportedly escaped by the whiskers, while two others were killed by the gunmen.
SP William Aya, however, said the state Commissioner of Police had drafted security men for rescue operation of Salami.