Unknown gunmen have abducted the Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Wakili Damina, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered.
This was made known by the state Secretary of MACBAN, Mr Adamu Abubakar, in Lokoja on Tuesday.
He disclosed that Damina was abducted on April 30 by some armed men dressed in army camouflage.
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Abubakar further disclosed that witnesses said that the abductors, numbering about eight, came in a white bus at about 12 noon to “forcefully” take away the Chairman from his house at Chikara village, Kogi Local Government.
He added that he was informed of the incident about an hour later by the younger brother of Damina who claimed he witnessed the incident, noting that he immediately called the phone number of the missing Chairman, but it rang out.
The Secretary stated that Damina’s number was switched off when he repeated the call about an hour later.
“Since then, his lines are not reachable and all efforts to know his whereabouts proved abortive,” he said.
The abducted was confirmed by the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ede Ayuba, who stated that the police are yet to locate the whereabouts of the abducted Chairman.
He added that immediately he was informed of the incident, he called Damina’s phone severally but there was no response.
The Commissioner said efforts to get detailed information about the incident from the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the area where the incident happened was unsuccessful as the matter was not officially reported to him.
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