Armed kidnappers invaded a lodge in Bomadi, Delta State, during a midnight operation and abducted an Army officer identified as Lt.-Col. Josiah. The officer, who had earlier attended a wedding ceremony in Kpakiama community, had just returned to his residence in Bomadi, headquarters of Bomadi Local Government Area, when the assailants struck. According to Vanguard, the abduction occurred between 2:00 a.m. and 2:30 a.m., sparking tension across the riverside town. In response, soldiers of the Joint Task Force (JTF) have stepped up patrols within Bomadi and surrounding communities. A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, described the operation as carefully executed. “The kidnappers came to the hotel about 2a.m. to 2.30a.m. They searched every room, took the phones at 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, we heard that the JTF had found the vehicle in which they carried out the operation in neighbouring Tuomo community, which was abandoned by the side of the Tuomo-Ogbobagbene-Tamigbe-Torugbene-Ojobo road. The vehicle has already been brought to their base at Bomadi-Overside,” the source said.