The Kogi State Commissioner for Environment, Adewale Omofaiye, on Sunday escaped being kidnapped but was shot on the leg by suspected kidnappers. The incident happened between Ikoyi and Iyara in Kogi State at about 5pm on Sunday eveningOmofaiye was on his way to Lokoja when the suspected kidnappers opened fire on his vehicle and a bullet him in the leg. An eyewitness said some other road users were kidnapped and taken into the bush by the kidnappers. When contracted, the Kogi state Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), DSP William Ayah, said the command has not been brief about the development. Meanwhile a source further confirmed that the Chairman of Ijumu Local Government Area who doubles as ALGON chairman in Kogi State, Hon.

Source: The Guardian November 29, 2021 06:05 UTC