The Kogi state police command has said that the caretaker chairman (CTC) of Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area, Mr Zacchaeus Dare-Michael, has escaped from his kidnappers’ den.
Dare-Michael was kidnapped on Friday by some gunmen on the Kaba-Okene road while on his way home on Friday night.
Confirming this, the Kogi Police Command’s spokesman, Williams Ovye-Aya, said, “I can confirm that the chairman escaped from kidnappers in the early hours of Saturday.
“Our Divisional Police Officer in Kabba has confirmed that to me.
“It’s the work of God that the chairman was able to escape from his abductors.
“We give God the glory that he has returned to his family, hale and hearty.
“All the same, our officers and men are already trailing the kidnappers to arrest them and rescue other people in their possessions,” he said.
It was earlier reported that the chairman was on Friday night, kidnapped by gunmen.
The police spokesperson, while confirming the abduction, said the caretaker chairman was kidnapped on the Kabba-Okene Road in the Kabba area.
“Yes, I got the information. The state Commissioner of Police, Bethrand Onuoha, has already deployed officers for a search-and-rescue mission. We are on top of the situation,” he said.
It was gathered that the council boss was abducted alongside some of his aides.
The fate of his aides is yet to be confirmed by the police.
