The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the killing of one of its marshals by suspected armed kidnappers on the Abuja-Kaduna highway. Sources had earlier said that the attack occurred on Tuesday at Sabo-Wuse Area on the Niger axis of the highway. Kazeem identified the deceased as Ardo Njiga, a Marshal Inspector 1, and one of those kidnapped as Garba Bello, a Senior Road Marshal Assistant. “The marshals took permission to be with their families in Kaduna at the weekend and were on their way back to Abuja when the attack took place this morning. Meanwhile, the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has expressed sadness over the incident and commiserated with the families of the victims.

Source: Punch November 21, 2017 16:30 UTC