About five gunmen reportedly abducted the Acting Chief Accountant of Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Kayode Asaju. Report said the abductors have opened negotiation with the family of the victim and have asked the wife for N5 million ransom.
Asaju was kidnapped on his way to Abuja for an official assignment scheduled for yesterday by the unknown gunmen.
Vanguard learned that the victim was accompanied in his official vehicle by three other officials of the finance department, beside the driver.
The driver was said to have noticed that motorists were making U-turn, following the operation of the kidnappers on the Lokoja-Abuja Road, who shot at some of the vehicles trying to escape.
Vanguard gathered that the driver stopped the car at a distance and all the occupants, including the victim, fled into the bush. The kidnappers pursued Asaju, caught him and whisked away. Some staff of the centre expressed concern over the incessant kidnapping of its workers.
A pharmacist and a widow, who work with the centre, was kidnapped in December last year. Meanwhile, the police spokesman, Femi Joseph, when contacted, confirmed the incident, saying it occurred outside the jurisdiction of the Ondo State Command. Joseph assured that the command would work with the Kogi State Police Command to ensure that the victim was released and re-united with his family.
Vanguard
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