Some staff of a company in the Itakpe area of Kogi state have been abducted on Monday as their kidnappers have demanded a multi million naira ransom for their release.
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It has been reported that three officials of Niomoco Ltd, a company in the Itakpe area of Kogi state, were abducted on Monday, while their kidnappers have demanded a ransom of N30million.
The identity of the victims has been revealed by one of their colleagues who identified the affected workers as John Job, Mohammed Tajudeene, and Samuel Abiodun, adding that the incident took place as they were about resuming the day’s operation.
"They were abducted as they were about entering the Niomco management building, after the second gate of ore rail line division of the engineering services department of the company.
"The kidnappers later called the chief executive to demand for N30 million ransom. This is the first time that we are experiencing this act, though we have experienced robbery within the premises.
"We would appreciate if they can be rescued because their families cannot handle the situation," the colleague said.
It was gathered that kidnapping is on the rise in Kogi and some other parts of the country, with the government promising to do everything possible to tackle insecurity.
Recently, the Oyo state government introduced capital punishment for kidnapping.