A popular supermarket operator in Lokoja, Kogi State, Ugochukwu Okpala, has been kidnapped by gunmen.
Okpala was said to have been kidnapped on Saturday evening in front of the Seat of Wisdom Supermarket along Gadumo, Ganaja Road, Lokoja, shortly after closing for the day.
It was learnt that she was about to enter her car when she was accosted, pushed into her car, and driven off.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Aya, while confirming the incident, said the police were informed that the kidnappers abandoned Okpala’s car and drove off in their car.
Aya, however, said that the Commissioner of Police, Edward Eboka, had mobilised officers in conjunction with all other security agencies, including the local vigilantes, to begin a manhunt for the Kidnappers and rescue the lady.
He said, “We got the information about the kidnap and the commissioner of police has activated all security architecture to ensure that the lady is freed without hurt while the culprits would be apprehended and brought to justice.”
