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Assailants suspected to be kidnappers have abducted six passengers, including three staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), en route to Anambra State for the November 8 governorship election.
It was gathered that the three INEC staff members, identified as Chinenye Orji, Adamaka Anih, and Catherine Temaugee, were travelling from Abuja to Anambra before they were ambushed at Aloma, Kogi State.
In a publication by an online news source, the driver of the Sienna minibus they were travelling on, in a recorded telephone conversation, stated that the kidnappers took over the highway, shot at the bus, and shattered the windshield.
According to the driver, all occupants of the bus were abducted, including his wife, except himself and an elderly woman who could not walk properly.
The driver later recounted that the kidnappers freed him and the elderly woman after realising she had mobility issues.
According to the online news source, the three INEC staff members were deployed to Anambra to print voters’ registers and other election materials ahead the governorship election.
The driver and the elderly woman were reportedly the only ones freed, while the remaining six occupants, including three INEC staff members and the driver’s wife, were taken into the bush.
It was further gathered that while the matter has been reported to the police, the kidnappers have not made any demands, and the incident is currently under investigation.
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