Gunmen have kidnapped a Nigerian Navy officer, Lt. Cynthia Akor, who is attached to the Defence Headquarters, along with two others in Abuja.
The abduction took place on Friday night when the victims were taken from their home in the Mpape area of the Federal Capital Territory.
A source, who requested anonymity for security reasons, confirmed the incident to PUNCH on Saturday.
The source, a resident of the same area as the victims, revealed that the kidnappers have reached out to the families of the hostages, demanding a ransom of N100 million for their release.
“Anong the three people that were kidnapped on Friday 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.
Efforts to reach the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Markus Kangye, and the Director of Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusau, were unsuccessful, as they had yet to respond to messages as of the time of filing this report.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Josephine Adeh, said she would confirm the incident and provide further details.
“I will confirm and get back to you shortly,” she simply stated.
She has not reverted as of the time of filing this report.