Unknown gunmen, on Thursday morning, kidnapped a board member of the Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), Alhaji Isa Ozi Salami in Ogaminana, Adavi local government area of Kogi state.
It was reliably gathered that he was kidnapped on his way to the mosque in Ogaminana when he was abducted by the gunmen and whisked away in a vehicle parked along the victim residence around 5am.
An eyewitness named Ilyas Okaraga, who reportedly witnessed the abduction, disclosed to our reporter that another person was also shot by the gunmen.
A family source said in an attempt to save him from the gunmen, a young man was also shot, and was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
According to the source, Ozi Salami commissioned a water project in Adavi local government on Wednesday before he was kidnapped on Thursday morning.
Kogi State Police Command Public Relation Officer, SP William Aya confirmed the kidnapping of the HYPPADEC board member.
Confirming the incident on Thursday, the police spokesman said one person was killed during the incident, adding that the state Commissioner of Police has drafted security men for rescued operation.
