Gunmen
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure –
No fewer than four persons have been kidnapped by gunmen along Owo/Ikare Road on Thursday in Ondo State.
The abducted victims who were identified to be Ikare-Akoko chiefs were on a return trip to their home from Akure, when they were attacked by the assailants.
The Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) of Ondo State Police Command, SP Funmilayo Odunlam has confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Friday.
SP Odunlam said: “The police received a distress call at about 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 that gunmen shot at one Toyota Corolla car while on motion around Ago Yeye, on Owo/Ikare Road”.
“A bullet hit the driver in the head and the vehicle came to a halt, the other occupants numbering about four (identities unknown) were whisked into the bush while the driver was abandoned.
“The police have recovered the vehicle while the driver was taken to the hospital where he is currently in stable condition,’’ Odunlami added.
The police spokesperson said the police, local hunters and vigilantes in the area were combing the bush to rescue the victims and arrest of the assailants.
