A first class monarch, Alhaji Mohammed Adembe, has been whisked by unknown gunmen with a whopping sum of N30 million placed on him as ransom for his freedom.
Alhaji Adembe, the Adogu of Eganyi, was picked on Tuesday July 13th 2021, along Okene-Adogo road, Ajaokuta local government area of Kogi State.
The kidnapping of the Royal Father which was one out of many in recent times occurred barely three days after the kidnap of Pharmacist AbdulAzeez Obajimoh the Managing Director of AZECO Pharmaceutical company at Ozuwaya in Okene area of Kogi State.
The abduction of the Pharmacist Obajimoh results in gunshots that killed one Habeeb Anda and injured two others before the kidnappers escaped.
An indigene of Eganyi who spoke to journalists on phone said the royal father who was alone in his car left Okene town around 4 pm on his way to the Eganyi community, but was abducted between Ebiya and Eganyi by hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers.
According to him, the kidnappers around 1 pm on Wednesday called the family of the monarch and demanded a ransom of 30 million nairas to enable him to regain his freedom.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relation Officer, Kogi State Police Command, Mr. William Ayah said the Royal Father was kidnapped, but the police command has deployed a special squad to trail the abductors.
He called on the general public to assist the police with useful information to enable security agents to rescue the royal father.
