Kogi organises search for abducted NECO candidates

The Kogi State Government has initiated a large-scale, multi-agency security operation to rescue four individuals abducted from Government Secondary School (GSS), Olowa, in Dekina Local Government Area. The abductions occurred during the ongoing National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations.

Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, announced that Governor Ahmed Ododo directed security agencies to deploy all available resources for the victims' safe release. The operation is coordinated by the State Security Adviser, Jerry Omodara, and includes personnel from the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS), Kogi State Vigilante Service, local hunters, and other security outfits. Advanced technology is also being utilized to support the rescue efforts.

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The Kogi State Government has mobilised a massive multi-agency security operation to secure the safe rescue of four persons abducted from Government Secondary School (GSS), Olowa in Dekina Local Government Area during the ongoing National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations.

The identified victims are the school's principal, Daniel Iyanaa; a NECO official, Solomon Audu; and two female candidates, Miss Dorcas Sunday and Miss Dorcas. Initially, five people were abducted, but one victim has since been rescued. Fanwo stressed the government's unwavering commitment to protecting all residents and Nigerians within its borders, vowing to spare no effort in ensuring the safe return of the victims and the arrest of the perpetrators.

Preliminary findings suggest the examination center, located in a remote area, was allegedly used as a "miracle center" for external candidates, operating outside the state's security framework for the NECO examinations. The government has opted not to disclose specific operational details to avoid compromising the rescue mission. This incident follows a similar attack on Tuesday, during which the initial abductions took place while the examination was in progress.

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The victims are our people, and the Government will spare no effort in ensuring their safe rescue and the arrest of those responsible for the crime.