Aides In Captivity As Abducted LG Chairman Escapes From Kidnappers In Kogi

The Caretaker chairman of Kabba-Bunu local government area of Kogi state, Barr. Zacchaeus Dare Michael, has escaped from his abductors.

LEADERSHIP reports that the CTC chairman was abducted alongside some of his aides by armed men at the security building he initiated along Kogi State University in Kabba on Friday evening.

However, confirming his miraculous escape on Saturday, the Kogi State Police Command’s spokesman, Williams Ovye Aya, said Michael’s escape was the “work of God”.

“I can confirm that the chairman graciously escaped from kidnappers in the early hours of Saturday. Our Divisional Police Officer in Kabba has confirmed that to me.

“It’s the work of God that the chairman was able to escape from his abductors. We give God the glory that he has returned to his family, hale and hearty.”

However, Aya confirmed that the Police Command has deployed officers to trail the kidnappers, arrest them and rescue other victims in captivity.