Unknown gunmen kidnapped Alhaji Mohammed Jamiu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Always Petroleum and Enegy Service Limited, at his home in Okene local government area of Kogi state on Saturday.
Mohammed Jamiu was kidnapped in 2019 at one of his fuel stations in Okene but was rescued by military officials after only a few days.
One of the military officers was killed, and one of the kidnappers was also killed in the process.
According to an eyewitness who asked that his name not be used in the report, the kidnappers, who were four in number, entered the house as if they were business associates shortly after Mohammed Jamiu returned from the Eid praying ground in Okene.
He claimed that the abductors forced their victim out of his home around 12 p.m. and whisked him away in his car to an unknown destination after they burned their car at their victim’s home.
Williams Ayah, the Police Public Relation Officer of the Kogi State Police Command, confirmed the incident and assured that plans were in place to rescue the victim from the hands of the kidnappers.
