SaharaReporters gathered that the incident occurred around 1am on Thursday when heavily armed gunmen stormed the community, shooting sporadically to scare residents before whisking the couple away.

Suspected kidnappers have abducted a community health worker, identified as Dr Ebi, popularly known as Omo Kemuna, alongside his wife in the Okebukun area of Iluke community in the Bunu district of Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State.

SaharaReporters gathered that the incident occurred around 1am on Thursday when heavily armed gunmen stormed the community, shooting sporadically to scare residents before whisking the couple away.

Meanwhile, the attackers invaded the area on motorcycles and forced many residents to flee into nearby bushes for safety as gunshots echoed across the community.

Daily Trust reports that a youth leader in the area, Samuel, said the gunmen abducted the doctor and his wife before escaping to an unknown destination.