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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted nine family members, including a nursing mother and six children in Edo State.\u00a0\u00a0The victims were reportedly abducted at Eko-Abeku-Iyowa road, within the Evboneka community along the Benin-Akure road, at about 5 pm while returning from school, on Monday, February 2, 2026.\u00a0The head of the family, Festus Bamidele, said the abductors released the nursing mother and her small baby after a heavy rainfall on the fateful day.\u00a0He said the family learnt about the incident when the nursing mother and the baby got home.\u00a0He further disclosed that three other victims of pre-kindergarten classes were later rescued by vigilante men and police operatives at the Evboneka Community.\u00a0Bamidele explained that four others, who are between the ages of 11 and 26 years, are still being held captive by the kidnappers\u00a0Among those still being held by the kidnappers are his children, his younger sister and a sister-in-law.\u00a0He said the kidnappers have contacted the family and are demanding N260 million ransom.\u00a0\u00a0“We got to know about the kidnapping when the nursing mother and her babe got home. Three other victims of pre-kindergarten classes were later rescued by vigilante men and police operatives at the Evboneka Community. The kidnappers have contacted us and demanded N260 million ransom, he added.\u00a0The spokesperson of the State Police Command, Eno Ikoedem, who confirmed the incident said operatives of Ekiadolor Division engaged the abductors in a gun duel and successfully rescued five of the victims unhurt while four others were taken away.\u00a0She said that police operatives, in conjunction with hunters and vigilantes, have launched an intensive bush combing exercise for the kidnappers, with efforts ongoing to rescue the remaining victims.\u00a0“I can confirm that the incident happened but operatives of Ekiadolor Division engaged the abductors in a gun duel and successfully rescued five of the victims unhurt while four others were taken away.\u00a0The command, in collaboration with hunters and vigilantes, has launched an intensive bush combing exercise for the kidnappers, with efforts ongoing to rescue the remaining victims.The post Gunmen kidnap nursing mother and six children in Edo, demand N260m ransom appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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