Panic as Bandits Abduct 6 Defence Ministry Directors, Kill 3 Youths in Nasarawa
There is panic in Nigeria’s Federal Civil Service following the abduction of six directors from the Defence Ministry by gunmen along the Kabba-Lokoja highway while en route from Lagos to Abuja for official promotion exams. The victims—Mrs. Ngozi Ibeziakor, Mrs. C. Emeribe, Mrs. Helen Ezeakor, Mrs. C. Ladoye, Mrs. J. Onwuzurike, and Mrs. Catherine Essien—are all members of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, working at Command Day Secondary School, Ojo. The ambush, which occurred November 10, has sparked renewed fears for the safety of civil servants on national assignments. The Defence Ministry has mobilized security forces and launched urgent rescue efforts. Separately, three Migil youths from Duduguru in Keana Local Government Area, Nasarawa, were killed by bandits while passing news of a relative’s death. The rising insecurity has led communities to urge international powers to intervene, with […]