The heart of travelers has been continually filled with fear, as the police have begun manhunt for another set of gunmen who abducted travelers on Obo-Ile/Osi road, Ekiti local government area of Kwara State earlier this week.
According to reports, there is a clear indication that the bus conveying the passengers was hijacked by about 5 gunmen around 11.15pm on Tuesday, as they succeeded in abducting 6 passengers, but four of them later escaped and this was confirmed by the spokesperson for Kwara Police Command, Ajayi Okasanmi.
While confirming the incident, Okasanmi said, “information regarding the kidnap of six occupants of a Hummer bus by five armed hoodlums was received today August 16th.
“On receipt of the information, detachments of conventional policemen, tactical teams, vigilante and hunters were immediately dispatched to the area for possible search, rescue and arrest of the suspects.
“Consequently, the victims’ vehicle, loaded with foodstuff was found abandoned, inside of which was recovered an empty shell of 7.62mm ammunition.
“The intensity of the pressure during the search and rescue efforts led to the abandoning of four of the abductees who have now been rescued and presently with the police.
“The kidnappers who are believed to be in the bushes with the two remaining victims would soon be smoked out and arrested.”
He added that no stone would be left unturned in rescuing the remaining victims still in the custody of the kidnappers.
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