Gunmen kidnapped Lt. Cynthia Akor, a Nigerian Navy officer posted to the Defence Headquarters, and two others in Abuja.
The victims were abducted from their home in Mpape, Federal Capital Territory, on Friday night.
A source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for security reasons, confirmed the information to Newsmen on Saturday.
According to a source who resides in the same region as the victims, the kidnappers have called the captives’ relatives and demanded a ransom of N100 million for their release.
“Among the three people that were kidnapped on Friday night in the Mpape area is a DHQ official, Akor.
“The kidnappers have already reached out to their families and are demanding N100m ransom,” the source said.
Efforts to reach the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Markus Kangye, and the Director of Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusau, were unsuccessful, as they had yet to respond to messages as of the time of filing this report.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Josephine Adeh, said she would confirm the incident and provide further details.
“I will confirm and get back to you shortly,” she simply stated.
She has not reverted as of the time of filing this report.
