•Gunmen and some female naval officers
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a Nigerian Navy officer attached to the Defence Headquarters, Lt. Cynthia Akor, along with two others in Abuja.
Sources said the officer and others were kidnapped from their residence in the Mpape area of the Federal Capital Territory last night, reports Saturday Vanguard.
A source said the kidnappers have contacted the families of the hostages, demanding a ransom of N100 million for their release.
Among the three people who were kidnapped last night in the Mpape area is a DHQ official, Akor.
The kidnappers have already reached out to their families and are demanding N100m ransom,” the source said.
FCT Police authorities have refused to comment on the development but our correspondent gathered that investigations have commenced with the matter.
Meanwhile, joint Police, Navy and Defence headquarters teams have launched a manhunt for the abductors as well as a search and rescue effort.
Both the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Markus Kangye, and the Director of Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusau are yet to comment on the development.
