Defence/Security
Police confirm kidnap of four travelers in Ondo State
1 Police in Ondo State on Friday confirmed the kidnap of four Ikare-Akoko chiefs on Road on Thursday.
2 The chiefs were on a return trip home from Akure when they were attacked by assailants.
3 “Police received a distress call at about 6:30 p.
4 m. on Aug. 4 that gunmen shot at one Toyota Corolla car while on motion around Ago Yeye, on Road,’’ police spokesperson, SP Funmilayo Odunlami, stated.
5 “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.
6 “The police have recovered the vehicle while the driver was taken to the hospital where he is currently in stable condition,’’ Odunlami added.
7 The police spokesperson stated also that police, local hunters and vigilantes in the area were combing the bush to rescue the victims and arrest of the assailants.
