Yet to be identified gunmen have abducted a first-class traditional ruler in Kogi State, Adogu of Eganyi, in Ajaokuta Local Government Area, Mohammed Adembe.
The incident which occurred along Okene-Adogo road on Tuesday evening is coming up barely three days after the kidnap of the Managing Director of AZECO Pharmaceutical company, AbdulAzeez Obajimoh, at Ozuwaya in Okene area of the state.
A source said the monarch was driving alone in his car around 5pm when he was acosted and kidnapped.
Police in the state while confirming the incident through the Police Public Relation Officer, Kogi State Command, Mr. William Ayah, said a special squad had been deployed after the abductors.
The police also implore members of the public with useful information to contact its command.