Six very senior Officers who are of Director cadre in the Federal Ministry of Defence were on Monday November 10, 2025 abducted by gunmen on the kabba-Lokoja Road in Kogi State.
The victims were on their way to Abuja for Promotion Examinations for the Directorate level for Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, (MDAs).
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria in a statement signed by its National President, Shehu Mohammed and, Secretary-General, Joshua Apebo, confirmed the abduction and assured its teeming members throughout the country and the families of the victims that necessary steps have been put in place to secure their freedom.
It was learnt that the victims are all women. According to the statment, those kidnapped are Ngozi Ibeziakor, Emeribe C.A, Helen Ezeakor, Ladoye C.A, Onwuzurike J.A and Essien Catherine O.
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The Directors are staff of Command Day Secondary School, CDSS, Ojo, Lagos.
The Union posited that the Defence Ministry has mobilized its security operatives who are taking necessary measures to free the Directors.
The union reminded that it has always advised the Federal Civil Service Commission to conduct Promotion Examinations in the States instead of subjecting Public Service employees to engage in travelling long distances from different parts of the country to Abuja for that purpose because of security challenges as well as bad roads that endanger the lives of workers.
The Union commended the Ministry of Defence for swiftly mobilizing its security personnel to move into action and ensure their release.
(Editor: Anoyoyo Ogiagboviogie)
