Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have kidnapped five persons from a Makeke Health Centre in Umakeke community in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State.
Mr. Omowumi Bode Ekundayo, who is the National Coordinator, Movement for the Advancement of Akoko Edo People (MAAP), revealed this to Journalists in Benin.
He listed those kidnapped as: a nurse in the Health Centre, Mrs. Gladys Okomayin, a female secondary school student, Miss Tope Oriloye, and Mr. Samuel Ilesanmi, who had reportedly taken his son to the health centre for treatment.
It was gathered that the kidnappers were said to have abandoned the nurse because she could not walk fast to keep their pace in the bush Ekundayo said in an effort to rescue the victims, Makeke hunters and vigilantes had mobilised and combed the forest but to no avail.
The national coordinator of the group said that the kidnappers had called to demand N100m ransom for the release of Miss Oriloye and Mr. Ilesanmi.
His words, “We have written, warned, and passed timely information to all security agencies and the tiers of government in Edo State earlier.
“Or is it not yet obvious that the worsening scourge will snowball into intractable catastrophes in future? Akoko Edo is surrounded… Is it not clear that Benue and Kwara States are fast descending to Edo State, their open gateway being the vast wilderness of Akoko Edo?” He asked rhetorically.
However, Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Eno Ikoedem, confirmed the incident.She said efforts were on top gear to release all the victims.
