Barrister Elizabeth Arinde, Head of the Legal Department at Oke Ero Local Government in Kwara State, has been kidnapped.
Arinde’s kidnap occurred on Friday, April 25, 2025, on her way from Oke Ero Local Government Area to Ilorin, alongside the Deputy Permanent Secretary (DPM) of the Local Government.
This is according to a statement released by the State chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
“We are deeply concerned to inform you that Barrister Elizabeth Arinde, Head of the Legal Department at Oke Ero Local Government in Kwara State, has been kidnapped,” the statement authored by the lawyers’ dody’s Chairman in the state, S.M.H Kosemani Esq read in part.
It added that efforts to reach the abducted lawyer on phone have been in vain as her phone is off making her whereabouts unknown.
“Her contact number is no more going and there is no information about her whereabouts yet,” the NBA stated.
The NBA assured the public that it would provide further updates as more information becomes available.
“We will provide further updates as more information becomes available,” they added.
