Gunmen kill one, kidnap 10 passengers at Kogi train station
Gunmen stormed the Train-Stop Point in Ajaokuta in Kogi State on Monday, killed a man simply identified as Dennis and abducted 10 others. The incident, it was gathered, occurred around 2 pm.
It was gathered that the late Dennis died instantly when the invading gunmen opened fire on him. It was further gathered that Dennis was on his way to pick up his boss from work when he met his untimely death.
Thereafter, the gunmen whisked away the abducted victims, majority of whom are residents of the Ajaokuta village and were waiting for the train to arrive at the Stop Point, to an unknown destination.
A source in the village said the kidnappers had contacted one of their victims’ families and demanded N20 million ransom.
A resident of the Ajaokuta community, Dele Ajala, said: “The latest kidnap has plunged some of the victims’ families into sorrow. This just goes to show how insecure the country is. There is a need to reinforce the state with adequate police officers to counter this kind of issue. Robbery and kidnapping have now become legal businesses in the country.”
Contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, William Aya, said the command was yet to be briefed on the incident. He, however, promised to reach out to our correspondent as soon as he gets information on the incident.(Vanguard: Excludes headline)
