One Shot As Gunmen Attempt To Kidnap Teachers In Kwara State

• A teacher has been shot during an unsuccessful attempt at kidnapping in Kwara state
• This happened after school hours on October 28

Ekohotblog reports that a teacher has sustained gunshot injuries as gunmen unsuccessfully tried to kidnap 2 teachers in Kwara state.

In a statement on Friday, Babawale Afolabi, the spokesman of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) said the gunmen had, on October 28, ambushed the two female teachers of Ikerin Secondary School, who were on their way home after school hours.

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Unfortunately, one of the teachers was shot during the failed attempt.

“It was around 4:30 pm on October 28 when our operatives at Araromi, Opin-Ekiti divisonal office, got a distressed call about a failed kidnap attempt,” Afolabi said.

“NSCDC officers, with some local hunters, met at the scene of the incident, but the gunmen had disappeared.

“One of the two women they wanted to abduct sustained minor bullet wounds but she is currently responding to treatment at a hospital.

“Officers of NSCDC have joined forces with the tactical team of Operation Harmony and the local hunters to search for the miscreants.”

This attempted kidnapped as once again raised security concerns in Kwara state because earlier in October, the twin daughters and three domestic staff of Samuel Adelodun, the traditional ruler of Obbo Ayegunle, Ekiti LGA of Kwara state, were rescued days after they were abducted.

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