Gunmen have abducted the Adogu of Eganyi, Alhaji Mohammed Adembe.
He is a first-class traditional ruler in Ajaokuta local government area of Kogi State.
He was reportedly abducted on Tuesday evening on Okene-Adogo road.
The Police Public Relation Officer, Kogi State Police Command, Mr William Ayah, confirmed this on Wednesday evening.
The kidnapping of the royal father is the latest of several in recent times.
It comes three days after the kidnap of AbdulAzeez Obajimoh, the Managing Director of AZECO Pharmaceutical company at Ozuwaya in Okene, Kogi State.
The abduction of Obajimoh resulted in gunshots that killed one Habeeb Anda and injured two others before the kidnappers escaped.
The Monarch, according to reports, was alone in his car . He left Okene town around 4:00 pm on his way to the Eganyi community, but was abducted between Ebiya and Eganyi by hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers.
The kidnappers were reported to have called his family around 1:00 pm on Wednesday to demand a ransom of ₦30 million to free him.
The Police PRO said the police command had deployed a special squad in the area to trail the abductors.
He called on the general public to assist the police with useful information to enable security agents to rescue the royal father.
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