Mr Samuel Adigun, Batch A corps member and eight others have been kidnapped near Idu village, along Abuja -Lokoja road.
Adigun is presently serving with Abaji area council secretariat when he boarded a bus on his way from Abaji to Lokoja. He was kidnapped alongside eight other passengers on the bus.
A resident of Idu village, who preferred anonymity, told our reporter on Monday that the incident happened last Thursday afternoon after the gunmen wearing army uniforms with sophisticated weapons emerged from the bush.
He said the gunmen suddenly shot the tyres of the unmarked Toyota commuter bus, which he said forced the driver to stop before the gunmen whisked away the corps member and eight other passengers.
He said: “I was actually inside the river by the bridge washing my motorcycle when I heard a sound of gunshot and I quickly take cover.
”Until some few minutes later when the kidnappers emerged from the bush and whisked away passengers inside the bus.”
Meanwhile, a senior staff with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC ) who preferred anonymity, confirmed the abduction of the corps member, saying contact has since been established with kidnappers as negotiations were ongoing.
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“Even as I am not positioned to speak to the press about the incident, but contact has since been established with kidnappers, which we are hoping that the victim would be set free either today or tomorrow, ” he said.
Daily Trust reports that its contact with the Kogi State police command spokesperson, CSP Williams Aya proved abortive, as he promised to call our reporter back in 5 minutes, but never did.
