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Tension In Ondo As Gunmen Kidnap Top Government Official
Palpable Apprehension has gripped residents of Idoani in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State after gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted the Chief Medical Director, CMD, of the General Hospital in Idoani.
The Police Public Relationships Officer, PPRO, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro confirmed the incident.
Also abducted alongside the CMD, Dr. Olufemi Adeogun, are a record officer with the hospital, Mrs. Foluke Ajibola and another yet to be identified victim.
It was gathered the incident happened on the deplorable part of Owani/Idoani road in the southern senatorial district of the state.
According to sources, the CMD’s driver was shot in the arm but was said to have escaped before he was rushed to an undisclosed hospital for treatment.
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The victims were said to be on their way from Idoani to Owo when the incident occurred.
According to Ikoro, efforts are on to rescue the victims as security agents are already combing the forest within the area.
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