Gunmen kidnap monarch
The incident came barely 24 hours after the kidnap of two chieftains of the Kwara chapter of the APC on the Lokoja-Okene road.
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The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) gathered that Aku was kidnapped by a gang of five masked gunmen at about 8:30 pm on Friday in his town located on the Lokoja-Ajaokuta highway.
Aku, a third class traditional ruler, was said to be returning from a function at Ajaokuta and was just alighting from his car when he was abducted.
He was subsequently driven away in a vehicle brought by the abductors.
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NAN learnt that the gunmen had already called to demand for a N10 million ransom.
The state Police Commissioner, Mr Yakubu Usman, however, said that the abduction of the traditional ruler was yet to be confirmed.
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