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Naval Officer, two others abducted in Abuja

…abductors demand N100m ransom

A female naval officer attached to the Directorate of Media Operations (DMO), Defence Headquarters (DHQ) (name withheld), and two others have reportedly been abducted in Abuja by unknown gunmen.

Security sources said the victims were kidnapped from their residence in the Mpape area of the Federal Capital Territory on Friday night.

It was gathered that the abductors had already contacted the families and demanded a whopping sum of N100 million as ransom for their immediate release.

According to a source who lives in the same area as the victims, “The kidnappers have already reached out to their families and are demanding N100 million ransom.”

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It was further gathered that security forces, including the military, police, Department of State Services (DSS), Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), and local vigilantes, have launched a manhunt for the abductors as well as a search-and-rescue operation for the victims.

Both the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Markus Kangye, and the Director of Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusau, are yet to comment on the development as of press time.

When contacted, the spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Josephine Adeh, said she would confirm the incident and provide further details.

 

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE 

 

Jacob Segun Olatunji

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