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BREAKING: Gunmen Kidnap Travellers In Osun
Gunmen on Sunday night abducted some travellers along Omoh/Erin-Ijesha road in Ori-Ade Local Government Area of Osun State.
The travellers were reportedly taken to nearby bush around Ori-Oke Omoh while others were left at the scene.
Osun State Corps Commander of Amotekun outfit, General Bashir Adewinbi who confirmed the incident, added that numbers abducted are yet to be confirmed.
“We did not know the numbers of people that were kidnapped by gunmen but we have drafted people to the scene of the crime to secure there release,” he stated.
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Police spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, also confirmed the incident, stating that ”Two people were kidnapped on Sunday evening and our men have been deployed to the area to rescue them.”
A security source said: “The Commissioner of Police alerted the Amotekun corps about the kidnap.
“The police with the Amotekun corps have been mobilised to the scene. The area that they kidnapped those travellers has been giving security agents issues for a while now.
“There was a time that they shot Amotekun corps there. The numbers of those abducted by the gunmen are not known.”
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