Newlywed Couple Abducted In Kogi
A newly married couple, identified as Funmilayo Bamidele and Rev. Abiodun David, have been abducted by armed assailants while returning from their engagement ceremony in Eruku, Kwara State. The couple were reportedly travelling with four other passengers on Saturday evening when their vehicle was intercepted along the Iyemero–Eruku route in Kogi State. The incident was […]
A recently married couple, Funmilayo Bamidele and Rev. Abiodun David, were taken by armed men while en route to their wedding reception in Eruku, Kwara State. The incident transpired on Saturday evening when their vehicle was stopped on the Iyemero–Eruku road in Kogi State. Initially, authorities reported the abduction as taking place in Kwara State.
However, Dada Sunday, the Chief Press Secretary to the Ekiti local government chairman in Kwara State, clarified that the crime actually occurred in Kogi State. He explained that the bride was believed to have originated from Eruku in Ekiti, Kwara State, where the couple had held their engagement ceremony. The vehicle was originally supposed to follow the Isanlu Road, but the driver took an alternate path to drop off the best man and additional group members in Iyamoye.
The car was later intercepted by armed assailants along the Iyemero–Eruku road in Kogi State, leading to the kidnapping of the couple and the other passengers. As of now, the whereabouts of the four remaining passengers are unknown. Authorities and pertinent agencies are actively searching for the victims and attempting to secure their safe release.
Sunday also emphasized that Iyemero is indeed in Kogi State, not Kwara State, and confirmed that earlier reports placing the incident in Kwara were inaccurate. Efforts to reach the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, CP Ojo Adekimi, for further information were unsuccessful by the time of publication.
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