Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, have
abducted Mrs. Rachel Hazzan, the mother of the
former Deputy Speaker and current member of
the Ogun State House of Assembly, Pastor Remmy
Hazzan.
The lawmaker’s mother was said to have been
picked up at about 8pm on Wednesday in her house
at Omu-Ijebu in Odogbolu Local Government Area
of the state.
According to her son, the kidnappers stormed the
residence of the 69-year-old woman at about 8.10
pm and whisked her away in front of her shop
along Tai Solarin College of Education Road, Irete,
Omu Ijebu.
The lawmaker, representing Odogbolu State
Constituency, said the incident happened shortly
after he spoke with the mother on the telephone.
He said it was her neighbours, who broke the sad
news of the kidnap to him.
He said, “I saw my mum’s missed call when I came
back from the church last night and I called back
and we spoke till around 8pm only to receive a call
some minutes later from her neighbours that she
had been abducted.”
He said he had subsequently reported the matter
to the state Police Command and the State
Security Service.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr.
Muyiwa Adejobi, has also confirmed the incident.
He said the command had swung into action, and
were on the trail of the suspected kidnappers.
He said, “We will adopt proactive measures to
unravel the circumstances surrounding the alleged
kidnap of Mrs Hazzan.”