The Kogi State Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Adewale Omofaye on Sunday escaped been kidnapped but sustain gunshot on the leg by the suspected kidnappers.
It was reliably gathered that the incident happened between Ikoyi and Iyara at about 5pm on Sunday evening.
Our reporter further gathered that the commissioner was on his way to Lokoja when over 20 suspected kidnappers opened fire on his vehicle.
The source said they were three in numbers in the car but the commissioner sustained gun shot from the kidnappers as they were able to escaped from the scene of the attack
The source further confirmed that the Chairman of Ijumu Local Government Area who doubles as ALGON chairman in Kogi State, Hon. Isah Taufiq has mobilized the vigilantes and hunters in search scores that were kidnapped by the kidnappers