Kogi’s chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Wakili Damina has been abducted by gunmen.
MACBAN secretary, Adamu Abubakar confirmed this incident, saying Damina was abducted on Friday by men in army uniform.
According to him, the abductors, numbering about eight, came in a white bus at about 12 noon to take away the chairman from his house in Chikara village.
Abubakar said he was informed of the incident about an hour later by Damina’s younger brother, who claimed he witnessed the incident.
He also stated that he immediately called the phone number of the missing chairman, but it rang out.
Abubakar said Damina’s phone was switched off when he repeated the call about an hour later.
He said he immediately notified the state commissioner of police of the development, adding that the state government was also informed through the special adviser on security matters to the governor, Mr. Jerry Omodara.
Meanwhile, the Kogi State Commissioner of Police Ede Ayuba, when contacted, said that the police are yet to locate the whereabouts of the Chairman.
The Commissioner said that immediately he was informed of the incident, he called Damina’s phone severally but there was no response.
- Breaking: Ohanaeze President General, George Obiozor, confirmed dead - December 28, 2022
- US to support NDLEA on improved intelligence gathering capacity - December 27, 2022
- Why diversified HIV/AIDS prevention tools matter for women - December 26, 2022
