Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped a couple at their wedding ceremony on February 13th, along the railway in Emuhu, Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State.
The abductors demanded N15 million to release their victims whose names were yet to be identified.
A community source told PUNCH,
“Fulani Herdsmen kidnapped lovers whose marriage was slated to hold last Saturday, alongside one other at Railway Emuhu Agbor; demanding 15m for their release.
“There is a battalion of soldiers, police, and host of security agencies in Ika land, but they could not do anything to prevent the rate of kidnapping. Imagine innocent people who supposed to wed and enjoy their marriage being kidnapped. It is very painful.
“Now they are demanding money for their release. Where will they get that kind of money from?”
Meanwhile, PUNCH stated that, calls and text messages put across to the Delta state Police PRO, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, to confirm the incident were not responded to as of the time of filing this report.
