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Two INEC Officials were Abducted, while others were Rescued.

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Two INEC officials were abducted, while others were rescued.

 

 

The police in Kogi State have rescued 99 staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that were kidnapped in the early hours of the day.

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The INEC officials were returning from communities in the Lokola 11 state constituency when they were kidnapped around 2 a.m. on Sunday around Obajana junction, which is less than 20km from the state capital. NewsReport gathered.

 

 

In a statement by the state public relations officer, SP William Aya, the police said, “On Sunday, March 19, 2023, INEC officials and ad-hoc staff came under heavy attack by armed hoodlums at Obajana while on their way from Kupa North and South wards to the constituency collation center in Lokoja. The police escort attached to the team responded robustly and engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun duel.

 

 

“On receipt of the distress call, reinforcement teams were promptly mobilized and sent to the scene, which equally engaged the attackers, and owing to the superior firepower of the police, the attackers were forced to flee with varying degrees of injuries.”

 

 

“The commissioner of police in charge of the election in Kogi State, CP Yekini Ayoku, led a rescue team to the scene for on-the-spot assessment. He later led the evacuation of the 96 rescued victims, comprising INEC officials, ad hoc staff, bus drivers, and others, to the INEC headquarters in Lokoja. While the three injured victims were evacuated to the Federal Medical Center in Lokoja for treatment,

 

 

“The commissioner of police has accordingly ordered the deployment of operational and tactical assets of the force to embark on a thorough combing of the general area with a view to apprehending the attackers and rescuing the two victims yet to be accounted for.

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