GUNMEN ABDUCT WEDDING GUESTS ON KWARA HIGHWAY

December 24, 2024

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At least five people were reportedly abducted by gunmen on Saturday in Obbo-Ayegunle, Ekiti LGA, Kwara State.

The victims were on their way back to their Odo-Owa base from a wedding in Ope town, Kogi State, when they were kidnapped around 4 pm.

The abducted individuals include Oloye Oyewole Abolarin, the head of hunters in Odo-Owa, his wife, Funmilayo Abolarin, Tunde Oladipo and his wife, as well as another person identified as Bose, all from the Agbele Igbede compound in Odo-Owa community.

It w\s gathered that the abductors have reached out to the family, demanding a N100 million ransom for their release.

According to reports, family members and the community have started contributions towards meeting the demand of the kidnappers.

They have also appealed to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq and security agencies to come to the rescue of the family.

An unconfirmed report indicated that another kidnapping incident occurred on Monday along the Omu-Aran highway.

Efforts to reach the spokesperson of the state police command headquarters in Ilorin, DSP Ejire Adeyemi Toun, on Tuesday were not successful, as phone calls and a text message sent to her were not responded to till the time of filing this report.