The Public Relations Officer, Edo State Command of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Mrs. Bridget Esene, was kidnapped by gunmen on her way to church on Sunday morning.

The gunmen trailed her while she was going to church around the Ikhueniro area, off Agbor Road, an outskirt of Benin, accosted her and draģged her out of her car.

They were said to have put her in their car and then to an unknown destination.

As of press time, the kidnappers have yet to make any call to ask for a ransom.

A source at the Immigration Service, while confirming the incident, said, “She was abducted on her church premises around Agbor Road area this morning. Her whereabout is stil unknown as her abductors have yet to make contact with her family.

“Her car has been recovered where it was left at Agbor Road by-pass area and we learnt that her abductors headed towards Benin-Auchi Road axis, off the by-pass.”

As of the time of filing this report, the Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, had yet to answer calls to his mobile number.

-Max Collins