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September 9, 2025
Soldiers of the Joint Task Force (JTF) have since intensified patrols around Bomadi and neighbouring communities.
Armed kidnappers stormed a lodge in Bomadi, Delta State, in a midnight raid and whisked away an Army officer, identified only as Lt-Col. Josiah.
The officer, who had earlier attended a marriage ceremony in the nearby Kpakiama community, had returned to his lodge at Bomadi—headquarters of Bomadi Local Government Area—when the attackers struck.
Quoting Vanguard, the incident occurred between 2:00 a.m. and 2:30 a.m., and sparked panic across the riverside town.
Soldiers of the JTF have since ramped up patrols in Bomadi and its environs.
An anonymous source described the operation:
“The kidnappers came to the hotel about 2 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. They searched every room, took the phones of lodgers, and forced the military officer outside. They even fired shots before zooming out of the hotel premises with the military officer in their vehicle. There was also blood on the ground after they had left the premises.”
The following day, the JTF reportedly located the abandoned vehicle used in the operation in the neighbouring Tuomo community—left by the roadside along the Tuomo–Ogbobagbene–Tamigbe–Torugbene–Ojobo road. The vehicle has been brought to the JTF base at Bomadi-Overside.
SaharaReporters attempted to reach the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, for comment, but calls went unanswered at the time of filing.