Four members of a family have reportedly been abducted along the Akure-Ado-Ekiti Expressway at Iju in Akure-North Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday.

It was gathered that the gunmen kidnapped the victims – a man and his three children, who were travelling from Ado-Ekiti to Akure, the Ondo State capital.

According to PUNCH, a source also said the latest victims were also kidnapped at the very bad part of the road when their vehicle was at its lowest speed.

VAM News had reported that a lecturer of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Mr Mayowa Adinlewa was kidnapped at a bad portion of the same road.

The source said, “When their vehicle got to the bad portion, it slowed down, then suddenly, the gunmen came out of the bush and shot indiscriminately into the air. Three of the occupants of the vehicle managed to escape from the scene, while the four victims were matched into the bush by the hoodlums.”

The Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, however, said, “I have called the DPO of Iju and she said nothing of such happened and no report of such was made at the police station.”