The wife of the youth leader of Sobe in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo state, Mrs. Irouje Omian, and nine others, consisting of five women and four men, have been kidnapped.
The victims’ whereabouts remain unknown.
It was learnt that the kidnappers blocked the road between Sobe and the popular Agric Junction and waylaid their victims and moved to an unknown location before the arrival of security operatives in the area.
A leader of Sobe, who spoke in confidence, stated that the residents were living in fear, as a result of the activities of the criminals, especially kidnappers.
The Sobe leader said the kidnappers had not contacted the relatives of the victims for ransom negotiation while calling on the gunmen to release the indigenes of the ancient community unhurt and unconditionally.
Last year, 14 persons were killed in Sobe, thereby heightening tension in the area.
Given the alarming rate of kidnapping in Sobe and its environs, the federal government, in 2023, built mini barracks at Sobe, yet the criminal activities had not abated.
Edo Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Chidi Nwabuzor, a Superintendent of Police (SP), could not be reached at press time.
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