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Mrs Adebimpe Ogunlumade

Gunmen abduct Osun permanent secretary, director, driver in Kogi

Mrs Adebimpe Ogunlumade
Mrs Adebimpe Ogunlumade
Unidentified gunmen, Friday, abducted the Permanent Secretary in the Osun State Ministry of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Mrs. Adebimpe Ogunlumade.
A statement from the state’s Head of Service, Sunday Olayinka Owoeye, said Ogunlumade was kidnapped along with her driver, Oladapo Arogundade Ajani and a Director from the ministry, Tajudeen Badejoko at Obajana along Lokoja-Okene road in Kogi state.
They were said to be returning to Oshogbo from Abuja, where she had gone to represent the state at an official function when the incident occurred.
“The officials were returning from Abuja where they attended the briefing on the State and Local Government Reforms Project; a World Bank and European Union Programme,” the statement said.
When contacted, the Commissioner of Police in Kogi, Yakubu Usman, disclosed that he was not aware of the incident yet, but the Osun State Police Command spokesperson, Folasade Odoro, confirmed the kidnapping.

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