BEVERLY HILLS, October 06, (THEWILL) – A Magistrate with Kogi judiciary, Mr Sam Unwuchola, has been kidnapped on Ajaokuta-Lokoja road.
NAN reports that the magistrate was kidnapped at Jimgbe, near Salem University, at about 7 p.m on Thursday.
According to an unnamed source in the state judiciary, the gunmen shot and wounded the magistrate’s friend whose name was yet to be known, saying that the friend had been admitted at an undisclosed medical facility in Lokoja.
The source also said that the victims ran into the hoodlums who opened fire on them thereby forcing them to stop, adding that the kidnappers had demanded N100 million ransom from the wife of the magistrate.
When contacted, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Ali Janga, said the police had commenced investigation into the matter.
