Gunmen have abducted a Nigerian Army personnel member identified as Abdulfatai Odutola. Sources said Odutola, a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO) was kidnapped last Saturday along Abuja/Jos highway.
He was said to be traveling to Yola, Adamawa State Capital, according to a report by Hallmark. A source hinted that the kidnappers are demanding N20 million ransoms for the release of the Master Warrant Officer.
A military internal memo confirmed the incident.
It read, “PLS INFORMATION REACHING ME NOW FROM THIS SLDR WHISKY THAT MWO ABDULFATAI ODUTOLA (CC 23 BDE YOLA) WAS KIDNAPPED YESTERDAY ALONG ABUJA -JOS ROAD, WHILE RETURNING BACK TO YOLA. HE LEFT ILORIN ON FRIDAY 14th OF FEB 2025 AND SLEPT AT ABUJA. HE CONTINUE HIS MOVEMENT FROM ABUJA YESTERDAY B4 THE INCIDENT HAPPENED TO HIM.
“CURRENTLY THEY ARE DEMANDING FOR N20,000,0000 FOR HIS RELEASE. Pse appropriate authority should help the sldr.”
Recall that on Saturday the Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists killed three army personnel following an attack on a military base in Borno State.
It was learnt that the terrorists for several hours last Sunday attacked the military facility in Isige town, Gwoza Local Government Area of the state. A source had said that the terror group razed many buildings and took away two gun trucks during the attack.
