The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigation into the whereabouts of the wife of a Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) officer, Mrs. Ladi Abel, who was allegedly kidnapped on Monday.
Mrs. Abel, according to NIS’ Seme Command’s public relations officer, Isaac Elijah, was kidnapped along the Badagry-Mile 2 Expressway in Lagos.
The 45-year-old wife of CSI Abel Mada was said to have left her Sawmill, Badagry residence around 7am for the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo when the incident occurred.
Elijah who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry, said the woman’s husband received a call through her phone that Monday and the kidnappers demanded N7 million ransom.
“One of the kidnappers used the woman’s phone to contact her husband, CSI Mada, requesting for N7 million in ransom to free his wife.
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“Today (Tuesday) at about 6am, one of the kidnappers called again reducing the ransom to N3 million if the husband wants the woman alive,” he said.
The PRO said the case had been reported at the Badagry Police Station and Area K Zonal command of the Police.
He appealed to anyone with information that could lead to her safe return to contact the family on 08080883848.
But a police source told The Nation that the circumstances surrounding the incident were being investigated, stressing that the important issue was the woman’s safety.
“We got a complaint about a woman who was on transit to the market from her home in Badagry and never got home. Right now, we are probing the circumstances surrounding the incident to ensure she’s safe. Police operation is ongoing and this is not something we want to discuss publicly for the woman’s safety and security,” said the source.