- An immigration officer’s wife was kidnapped on the Badagry-Mile 2 Expressway in Lagos on Monday morning.
- Kidnappers initially demanded N7 million ransom before reducing it to N3 million after contacting her husband.
- The Nigeria Immigration Service confirmed the abduction of the officer’s wife and reported the case to the police.
- Security agencies in Lagos have called on the public to provide useful information to aid in rescuing the immigration officer’s wife.
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Seme Command in Badagry, Lagos, has confirmed that Mrs Ladi Abel, the wife of an immigration officer, has been abducted by suspected kidnappers.
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According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Isaac Elijah, the incident occurred on Monday morning along the Badagry-Mile 2 Expressway.
Mrs Abel, aged 45, had left her home in the Sawmill area of Badagry around 7:00 a.m to purchase goods at the Trade Fair Complex when she was seized by gunmen.
Elijah revealed that shortly after the abduction, the kidnappers contacted her husband, CSI Abel Mada, using her phone and initially demanded N7 million for her release. However, they later reduced the ransom to N3 million, warning that her life was at stake if payment was not made.
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He confirmed that the case had been reported to the Badagry Police Division as well as the Area K Zonal Command of the Nigeria Police Force.
The NIS spokesperson appealed to residents and anyone with vital information to assist both the family and security operatives in locating and rescuing the immigration officer’s wife.
