Gunmen Kidnap Osun Permanent Secretary, Auditor And Driver

Mrs. Adebimpe Ogunlumade

Some gun wielding hoodlums on Friday abducted the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Adebimpe Ogunlumade; Director, State Audit, Mr. Tajudeen Badejoko, and their driver, Mr. Oladapo Arogundade.

The trio were kidnapped by the gunmen between Obajana and Lokoja, the Kogi State capital on their way to Osogbo, the Osun State capital from Abuja.

They were said to be returning from Abuja where they attended a programme organised by the World Bank and European Union on local government reform.

The state officials were said to have been stopped by the gunmen, who whisked them away but sources said the fourth official who they identified as an auditor escaped from the grip of the abductors.

A civil servant, who spoke on condition of anonymity told our correspondent that the abduction left workers at the State Secretariat traumatized on Friday when the news filtered into the state.

It was not clear if the kidnappers had contacted the families of the captors or state government as at the time of filing this report.

The Head of Service in Osun State, Mr. Sunday Owoeye, confirmed the abduction of the three civil servants in a statement issued on Friday.

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