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Unconfirmed report says Sierra-Leonean Ambassador to Nigeria, Major General Nelson Williams (Rtd) has been kidnapped.
It was gathered that the Ambassador was kidnapped on Friday morning on his way from Abuja to Jaji in Kaduna State for the graduation ceremony of Senior Course at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC).
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo was equally at the graduation ceremony in Jaji.
Command and Staff College’s Senior Course graduation ceremony is an annual event, which marks the end of a 12 months training for senior military officers, majority of whom are drawn from the three services of the Nigerian Armed Forces and other ECOWAS countries, including Sierra-Leone.
Although, the Kaduna Police Command is yet to confirm the incident, unconfirmed report says, the Ambassador was kidnapped along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.
The graduation ceremony of the trained senior military officers formally marked the successful completion of yet another senior course that commenced on July 29, 2015.
A total of 191 students, comprising of 89 Nigerian Army officers, 48 Navy, 31 Air Force officers and 10 para-military students as well as nine international students took part in the training.
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