By James Agberebi
Ten Members Of The United Evangelical Church (UEC) In Lokoja, Kogi State, Including A Reverend, Escaped Being Kidnapped By Gunmen In Ajaokuta On The Ajaokuta-Itobe Road At The Weekend.
The church members were returning to Lokoja after attending a wedding in Dekina LGA.
One of the victims, John Ausa, explained that their bus came under gunfire at about 3pm by suspected kidnappers.
“It was by the help of God that we were miraculously saved from the kidnappers. They fired several gunshots on the head of our driver, but miraculously, God did not allow any of the bullets to hit the head and any other part of his body.”
Ausa said some of them received gunshot wounds, were treated in a hospital in Lokoja and discharged.
Kogi State Police Command spokesperson SP William Aya confirmed the incident.
Aya said it was an attempted kidnapping that was nipped in the bud shortly after men of the command got wind of it.
“The police and the military swung into action engaged the hoodlums, which forced them to escape, and all the passengers were rescued.”
Source: The Guardian