Kidnappers have abducted a popular supermarket operator in Lokoja, Kogi State, Ugochukwu Okpala.
Okpala was kidnapped on Saturday evening in front of the Seat of Wisdom Supermarket along Gadumo, Ganaja Road, Lokoja, shortly after closing for the day.
It was learnt that she was about to enter her car when she was accosted, pushed into her car, and driven off.
Spokesperson o the police command in the state, SP William Aya, said the police were informed that the kidnappers abandoned Okpala’s car and drove off with her in their car.
Aya, however, said the Commissioner of Police, Edward Eboka, had mobilised officers in conjunction with all other security agencies, including the local vigilantes, to begin a manhunt for the kidnappers and rescue the lady.
