Female US Missionary worker kidnapped in Kogi yesterday

A female US missionary worker has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Kogi state.  Mr Sola Colins, spokesperson of the Kogi state Police command in his statement said the woman who's an American citizen was abducted inside her school premises at around 10am yesterday February 23rd.

"She was whisked away at about 10:00 am Monday. The abductors were "unknown gunmen, who entered into the school premises shooting sporadically to scare away people before taking the hostage away into the bush" he stated.