Sunday, May 10, 2026 -Suspected bandits have abducted three members of a commercial motorcycle riders’ union in Kogi State.
The victims were kidnapped along the Ageva–Magongo road on
Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
The victims were identified as Mr Jonathan Stephen Monday,
Chairman of the union’s Ogori Branch, alongside Mr Ashemadaun Eben and Mr
Mosigbodi Jethro Adoga.
Eyewitnesses disclosed that the victims were part of a
delegation of union members who had travelled to Lokoja to participate in a
solidarity rally held in support of the re-election bids of President Bola
Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo ahead of the 2027 elections.
Sources said the victims were returning from the event when
the bus conveying them was ambushed by heavily armed bandits along the
Ageva–Magongo axis, an area that has recently become notorious for insecurity
and attacks on commuters.
The incident has sparked fear among residents and commercial
motorcycle operators in the affected communities, with many calling on security
agencies and the state government to intensify efforts to secure the route and
ensure the safe release of the abducted victims.
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