JUST IN: Gunmen Abduct Family Of Four In Ondo

Gunmen have abducted a family of four members in Ondo State.

EKOHOTBLOG reports that unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a father, his two children as well as one other family member at Iju-Itagbolu in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State.

 

It was gathered that the victims were kidnapped by the gunmen on their way from Ado Ekiti to attend a church crusade in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

 

It was further learnt that the four victims were travelling in a blue space bus with three other passengers, when the assailants waylaid them.

 

With the three other occupants of the vehicle escaping from the scene, the other victims were not lucky as they were matched into the bush by their abductors.

The gunmen were said to have shot sporadically into the air to scare motorists and people living within the axis.

Meanwhile, the suspected kidnappers were said to have demanded N1m ransom for each of the victims.

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