• Catholic priest kidnapped in Kogi
A 20-year-old orphan, Muhamad Abdulmumini, has been hospitalised after being brutally overwhelmed by his uncle, Kamar Amoto, who accused him of stealing an Android telephone.
The Guardian learnt that after subjecting the orphan to extreme flogging to drive a confession, the allegedly lacking telephone was later found in Amoto’s room. He reportedly admitted he had forgotten he had left it there earlier.
An eyewitness recounted that Amoto, a bricklayer, allegedly beat the boy with a shovel till he fell unconscious. Involved neighbour, Ahmed Rufai, rushed the sufferer, who was barely respiration, to Dosam Clinic for pressing therapy.
Medical studies signed by Dr Nyamida Samuel confirmed that the orphan sustained extreme inner bleeding and kidney injury. He was subsequently referred to the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, the place his survival stays unsure. Former Chairman of Adavi Joint Group, Hussein Aduvusu, confirmed the arrest of Amoto, who’s now in police custody at Okehi Division.
“This isn’t an remoted act,” Aduvusu mentioned. “Now we have had a number of complaints about his violent behaviour. This should cease. Justice should be seen to be completed.”
In the meantime, in one other improvement, Reverend Father Wilfred Ezemba of St. Paul Parish, Agaliga-Efabo in Olamaboro Native Council of Kogi State, has been kidnapped at gunpoint by unknown gunmen.
The kidnapping reportedly passed off final Saturday in Imane, alongside the Imane–Ogugu street, with studies suggesting that the priest might have been seized alongside different yet-to-be-identified commuters.
The incident has thrown the Catholic group within the space into disarray. “Our confusion is excessive as a result of since his abduction three days in the past, his abductors haven’t made any contact to demand ransom. However we’re assured that Almighty God will ship him safely from the grip of the abductors. We imagine strongly within the efficacy of our prayers, he’ll finally regain his freedom,” mentioned Fr. Michael.
Safety businesses, together with the Kogi East Neighbourhood Watch (KENW), police, and troops, are at the moment combing close by bushes and forests in pursuit of the abductors.
The kidnapping of Ezemba is the second such incident inside one week in Olamaboro Native Council. When contacted, the telephone line of the Kogi State Police Command spokesperson, SP Williams Ovye, was not reachable on the time of submitting this report.
In the meantime, the Nigerian Bar Affiliation (NBA), Idah Department, has urged governments in any respect ranges to urgently deal with the rising wave of insecurity, notably the spate of kidnappings in Kogi State.
The Department Chairman, James Michael, expressed disappointment over the escalating incidents, citing the latest abduction of lawyer A. B. Shuaib, a member of the department, as additional proof of the deepening safety disaster.
