TENSION!! Kogi Speaker’s Brother, 3 Others Kidnapped

A very disturbing report reaching Igbere TV news desk has it that Kogi Speaker’s Brother and three Others have been Kidnapped.

Igbere TV gathered that the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Prince Matthew Kolawole, has also confirmed the kidnap of his brother, wife and two others on Kabba-Oshokoshoko road in the state.

Kolawole, who disclosed this during the house plenary sitting on Tuesday, said the yet-to-be-identified hoodlums appeared in Army and Police uniforms and later demanded ransom.

The speaker, while drawing the attention of the state government and security agencies to the rampant kidnapping which has resurfaced in the state noted that the incident happened on Monday.

Kolawole, who brought this to a fore in a motion of urgent public importance which was read by Barrister Oluwatoyin Lawal (PDP Yagba West), called on security agencies to quickly swing into action in rescuing the victims from their abductors.

He urged the state government to further equip the police and other security agencies with more high technology gadgets that will help towards stemming down crimes and criminalities in Kogi State.

Members in their contributions said the security agencies especially the police should up its game in ensuring the security of lives and properties in the state.

The house also urged the commissioner of police to deploy more policemen to flashpoints areas in the state.