Kogi monarch kidnapped

Barely 24 hours after two judges of the Kogi state judiciary were
kidnapped in the state on Thursday May 19th, the traditional ruler
of Elete town in Kogi, Chief Aminu Aku was kidnapped by unknown
gunmen on Friday May 20th. According to police report, the third
class traditional ruler was returning from a function at Ajaokuta
and was just coming down from his car when 5 masked men with
arms abducted him. He was subsequently driven away in a vehicle
brought by the abductors. His kidnappers have demanded a N10
million ransom from his family members.