First-class monarch kidnapped in Kogi
A first-class traditional ruler, the Adogu of Eganyi in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State, Alhaji Mohammed Adembe was yesterday kidnapped by gunmen.
He was kidnapped Tuesday evening by yet to be identified abductors along Okene – Adogo road.
A source who spoke to journalists on the phone said that the royal father was alone in his car when he was abducted between Ebiya and Eganyi around 5.30 pm.
He said the kidnappers established contact with the family of the monarch around 1 pm on Wednesday and demanded a ransom of N30m.
Spokesman for the Kogi State Police Command, William Ayah, who confirmed the incident, said a special squad had been deployed to trail the abductors.
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Somali Shock Responsive Safety Nets (SRSN) learning event
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Somalia’s Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA), the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (MoHADM), the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), the Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) and the Somali Cash Consortium held a learning event on Shock Responsive Safety Nets on 19th April 2021.
50 people attended the event hosted by the Somali Cash Consortium in Mogadishu, Nairobi and online. The learning event was the culmination of a 12-month pilot project during which the learning partner Humanitarian Outcomes Ltd, captured learning and feedback from participants on Shock Responsive Safety Nets in Somalia.
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