Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two men in Isan Ekiti, in Oye local government area of Ekiti State.
Isan Ekiti, the hometown of the Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi.
The incident reportedly happened on Friday evening (Christmas day) along Isan Ekiti-Iludun Ekiti Road.
It was gathered two men was said to be going to attend a wedding ceremony, when the kidnappers attacked them.
The victims were riding in a Lexus Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) along the Isan-Iludun Ekiti Road on Christmas Day before they were accosted by armed men who abducted them in the process.
This is coming barely two days after gunmen attacked the Director of Physical Planning of the College of Education Ikere (now Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology), Mr Ajewole along the Ado Ekiti – Akure road.
It should be recalled that along Isan Ekiti-Iludun Ekiti Road axis, Olabode Folorunso, who was Commissioner for Agriculture in the cabinet of the government of Governor Fayemi and an unknown woman were kidnapped by gunmen.
A Councillor in Ilejemeje local government, Hon Olatunji Omotosho, was killed by the gunmen during the abduction on April 26, 2020.
Meanwhile, the Ekiti State Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Friday.
He explained that the victims were riding in a Lexus Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) along the Isan-Iludun Ekiti Road on Christmas Day before they were accosted by armed men who abducted them in the process.
Abutu confirmed that one of the victims was later rescued by the police, in collaboration with the officials of the Amotekun security outfit, as well as some vigilantes and village hunters.
“On 25/12/2020 at about 1800hrs, a distress call was received by Oye DPO that some unknown gunmen forcefully stopped one Lexus Jeep along Isan/Iludun Ekiti road and kidnapped the two occupants.
“Upon receipt of the information, the DPO led his team to the scene with the assistance of the Amotekun corp, the vigilantes and the village hunters, one of the victims was rescued while serious effort is ongoing to ensure the rescue of the other victim,” the statement said.
In his reaction, the Commissioner of Police in Ekiti, Tunde Mobayo, called on the residents to be calm following the incident.
He also appealed to persons with useful information about the incident or other criminal activities to contact the nearest police station or call 08062335577.
Friday’s kidnap in the state adds to the worsening insecurity across Nigeria.
At least 349 people were killed and 291 others kidnapped in December in violent attacks across Nigeria, a report by a non-governmental organisation, Nigeria Mourn, shows.
