Two medical doctors working in Kogi state have been kidnapped by yet-to-be identified gunmen in Kogi Eastern Senatorial District.
The victims were identified as Dr. Ebiloma Yahaya Aduku of Zonal Hospital, Ankpa and Dr. Kelechi Mgbahurike of Christ the King Hospital, Anyigba.
Dr. Aduku was kidnapped at Ankpa on October 6, while Dr. Mgbahurike was abducted from his hospital in Anyigba on October 7, 2020.
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kogi state chapter, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Lokoja on Friday evening in a release jointly signed by its chairman, Dr. Oyiguh Simeon Omakoji, and secretary, Dr. Famotele Tolorunju, after an emergency executive council meeting.
When contacted, the police public relations officer (PPRO), WIlliam Aya, said he would furnish journalists with the needed information after he got in touch with the divisional police officers in Ankpa and Anyigba areas.
