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Gunmen kidnap seven travellers in Ondo — Report

Seven travellers have been abducted along the Benin-Owo-Akure Road at Ifon area of the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State.

 

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed this while speaking with our correspondent on Tuesday.

 

Odunlami said the victims were travelling from Akwa Ibom State to the South West before they were kidnapped by the bandits last Friday night.

 

She said, “The incident happened on January 31 at about some minutes to 12am in the night. Seven travellers were involved, they were coming from Akwa Ibom State in a commercial bus.

 

“Our men are already making efforts to rescue the victims from the kidnappers and arrest the perpetrators.”

 

In the same vein, a source disclosed that 10 travellers were abducted along Owo-Ipele Road by the gunmen.

 

The source said, “There were 10 of them (victims), they were kidnapped on the Owo-Ipele Road on Saturday morning at about 12am. Their vehicles were stopped and they were dragged into the bush to an unknown destination.”

 

 

 

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Akanji Philip

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