Edo: 12 persons, 9-year-old kidnapped
OVER 12 people, including a nine-year old girl, have been reportedly kidnapped along the Auchi-Ihievbe-Afuze Road, linking Etsako West and Owan East local government Area of Edo State, between 6 and 7pm on Tuesday. The Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the state command headquarters was waiting for a detailed report from the Divisional Police Officer in the area, before he would comment on the issue. Though an anonymous resident in the area said nine persons were kidnapped while two persons escaped from being kidnapped, a viral video showed three abandoned vehicles on the roadsides. One was a Mercedes ML 320 Jeep with registration number AGD 542 GU with no occupant found and the doors opened, another was a Toyota Sienna van marked Kogi LKJ 464 YE while there was no close-up shot on the third vehicle whose occupants the voice said escaped. The male voice said members of vigilante group in the locality have combed the forest and bush in the locality, Warrake and ...