Kogi state Speaker's children kidnapped this morning.

Two of the children of the Kogi State House of
Assembly Speaker, Alhaji Momoh-Jimoh Lawal
have been kidnapped. The children aged 7 and
3 were kidnapped this morning around 4am
from the Speaker's residence at Okengwe in
Okene Local Government Area of Kogi state.
According to the Chief Press Secretary to the
Speaker, Austin Akubo, the three kidnappers
gained entrance into the house through a
broken fence.
"The abductors demanded for the children:
Ogirima, 7, and Hafeez, 3, and also made
away with other valuables. They took
television set, generator, Toyota Yaris saloon
car belonging to the wife of the speaker and
N20,000. The incident was promptly
reported to the police and other security
agencies in the state," he said.
Emeka Emeh, the Kogi state's Police
Public Relations Officer confirmed the incident
and said the police is working very hard to find
the kidnappers and free the children. The
kidnappers as at press time had not contacted
the family.