By NAN 09 January 2024 | 11:12 am The Commissioner of Police in Ogun, Abiodun Alamutu, on Tuesday in Abeokuta confirmed the abduction of a 70-year-old man on Dec. 31. kidnapping PHOTO: shutterstock The Commissioner of Police in Ogun, Abiodun Alamutu, on Tuesday in Abeokuta confirmed the abduction of a 70-year-old man on Dec. 31. Alamutu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the man, Adeife Ifelaja, is an Elder at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Ijebu Igbo. NAN reports that Ifelaja was kidnapped on while on his way to his church’s Cross-over service held on the New Year eve. The Commissioner of Police assured that operatives of the command were leaving nothing to chance to ensure that the elderly man was reunited with his family. “I can confirm that this person in question was actually kidnapped on the eve of the new year, but up till now we have not been able to secure his rescue. “But we have been relating with his family members who they (the kidnappers) have been calling. “Honestly, the Police have been working to get the man released. We are on it. ”Even when the kidnappers have been trying to mislead us about their location, we are on their trail and very soon we shall achieve success,” he said. NOW The Commissioner of Police in Ogun, Abiodun Alamutu, on Tuesday in Abeokuta confirmed the abduction of a 70-year-old man on Dec. 31. 29 mins ago Nigeria’s interior minister Tunji Olubunmi-Ojo has admitted that he owns company shares that received almost half a billion naira from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The New Planet Project Limited was paid 438 million naira as consultancy fees by the ministry in 2023 for a social register project. The payment came to… 2 hours ago Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Monday appointed Caretaker Chairmen for the state’s 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the appointments came at the heels of the expiration of the tenure of the elected council chairmen mid December 2023. Bello’s Media Aide, Onogwu Muhammed, in a statement issued… 2 hours ago The Federal Government on Monday opened an online humanitarian job application for residents of Plateau state. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in a statement said it is for the communities in Plateau where people were recently killed by armed bandits. “For avoidance of doubt, this is a temporal humanitarian aid worker job… 2 hours ago The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested Chekwube Nwobodo, 27, and Ifeanyi Edeh, 30, for alleged armed robbery and burglaries. 2 hours ago The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), on Monday dissolved the Board of Directors of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDC). 5 hours ago Nigerian deposit money banks have halted accepting new loan applications under the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) development finance intervention funds. This development was disclosed through a notification sent to customers by Access Bank on Monday. 5 hours ago President Bola Tinubu on Monday sacked the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera, and the Director-General/CEO of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, (BPE) Mr Alexander Okoh with immediate effect. 5 hours ago Mixed reactions have trailed a report detailing how the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Temitope Balogun Joshua, reportedly raped, tortured, and subjected some church members to solitary confinement. 5 hours ago Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has launched the Food For Peace initiative as part of efforts in resolving security challenges in the South East.
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