2 Kogi Judges Regain Freedom, as Bello Declares War on Kidnappers

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Area Court judge, Mr Timothy Salihu and the retired Chief Inspector of Area Courts in Kogi State, Alhaji Aliyu Okeme, kidnapped on May 19, have regained their freedom.

The News Agency of Nigeria of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that they were abducted at gunpoint on Idah-Lokoja Road, in the Eastern flank of the state, on their way to Idah.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Yakubu Usman, who confirmed their release, said they were found between Itobe and Ajegwu, on Itobe-Anyigba Road.

It could be confirmed if their families paid ransom for their release, though the kidnappers had demanded one million naira.

Meanwhile, following the incessant abduction of people in the state, the Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Sunday, said his administration had declared war against kidnappers and cultists that have laid siege on the state in recent times.

The governor said this in Lokoja, the state capital, following the kidnapping of the traditional ruler of Ellete community, Chief Aminu Ahmed Aku, in Ajaokua Local Government Area of the state, by yet-to-be-identified persons.

The monarch was said to have been kidnapped by suspected hoodlums on Ajaokuta-Lokoja Road while coming from Adogo, headquarters of the local government area at about 9.00 p.m. on Friday.

A statement by the senior Special Assistant to the governor on print Media, Ademu Idakwo, said Bello, who received the news, said though his efforts to reduce crime rate in the state from what it was before he was inaugurated, was yielding positive result.

He vowed that he would ensure those behind the recent acts were fished out and made to face the wrath of law.

He said the kidnapping of the monarch ranked among the high profile cases of such acts within a very short time.

The governor further disclosed that he had donated 12 operational vehicles to the law enforcement agencies in the state, to help them combat crimes.

He, therefore, read a riot act to the law enforcement agencies in the state to step up action by embarking on aggressive manhunt on the criminals in the state, who have constituted themselves to threat to life, peace and security, through kidnapping and cultism.

Bello also charged the community leaders in the state to close ranks with one another by being vigilant and report any suspicious activities to the security agencies in their areas.

Credit: Tribune


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