A Navy officer attached to the Defence Headquarters, Lt. Cynthia Akor, along with two others were reportedly abducted by gunmen in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The victims were kidnapped from their residence in the Mpape area of the FCT on Friday night.
A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons, confirmed the development on Saturday.
The source, who lives in the same area as the victims, said the kidnappers have contacted the families of the hostages, demanding 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.
Security agencies are yet to issue an official statement regarding the development.
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