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| Mrs. Adebimpe Ogunlumade |
Some gun wielding hoodlums on Today
abducted the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Adebimpe
Ogunlumade; Director, State Audit, Mr. Tajudeen Badejoko, and their
driver, Mr. Oladapo Arogundade.
The trio were kidnapped by the gunmen
between Obajana and Lokoja, the Kogi State capital on their way to
Osogbo, the Osun State capital from Abuja.
They were said to be returning from
Abuja where they attended a programme organised by the World Bank and
European Union on local government reform.
The state officials were said to have
been stopped by the gunmen, who whisked them away but sources said the
fourth official who they identified as an auditor escaped from the grip
of the abductors.
A civil servant, who spoke on condition
of anonymity told our correspondent that the abduction left workers at
the State Secretariat traumatized on Friday when the news filtered into
the state.
It was not clear if the kidnappers had
contacted the families of the captors or state government as at the time
of filing this report.
The Head of Service in Osun State, Mr.
Sunday Owoeye, confirmed the abduction of the three civil servants in a
statement issued on Friday.
The statement read, “The State
Government of Osun wishes to alert on the unfortunate kidnap of three of
its officials today Friday April 22, 2016 in Kogi State.
“The kidnapped officials are the
Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Adebimpe Ogunlumade;
Director, State Audit, Mr. Tajudeen Badejoko, and the Driver, Mr.
Oladapo Ajani Arogundade.
“The officials were returning from Abuja
where they attended the briefing on the State and Local Government
Reforms Project; a World Bank and European Union Programme.
“The Government has alerted all
necessary security agencies nationwide in general and Kogi State in
particular towards safe release of the three abducted officials.
“We appeal to all Nigerians for information that could lead to their immediate release.”
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