Newlywed Couple Abducted In Kogi
A newly married couple, identified as Funmilayo Bamidele and Rev. Abiodun David, have been abducted by armed assailants while returning from their engagement ceremony in Eruku, Kwara State. The couple were reportedly…
The abduction occurred along the porous Kwara/Kogi border, a corridor that has repeatedly featured in kidnapping incidents affecting travellers moving between the two states. That the couple were seized while returning from their own engagement ceremony in Eruku, Kwara State, underscores how routine journeys along these border routes have become vulnerable to armed gangs.
Security response is already underway, with police confirming that soldiers are combing the bush in search of the couple and those responsible, suggesting the incident is being treated as an active rescue operation rather than a resolved case.