By Demola Akinyemi
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have
kidnapped three indigenes of Obbo-Aiyegunle,
Ekiti local government area of Kwara State who
were travelling home for new year celebration.
Vanguard gathered that the fourth victim
reportedly escaped from the gunmen with very
serious injuries.
It was further gathered that the herdsmen have
taken advantage of the poor road conditions in
the area, to perpetrate kidnapping which has been
rampant in the area.
Former chairman of the local government, Otunba
Ezekiel Gbadeyan broke the news to journalists in
Ilorin yesterday.
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Vanguard gathered that the kidnappers have also
allegedly demanded a ransom of N50 million from
the family members before the release of their
victims.
The kidnapped persons are a woman and two
men, while the fourth persons in the same vehicle
with the victims escaped with serious injuries.
The incident which happened December 31st,
2019, occurred along Osi-Obbo-Aiyegunle road of
Ekiti local council of the state.
Speaking with our reporter on phone, former
chairman of the local government and an indigene
of the town, Otunba Ezekiel Gbadeyan said the
victims who were occupants of the same vehicle
were travelling to their country home for the New
Year celebrations.
Otunba Gbadeyan added that kidnapping has been
a recurrent decimal in the area due to the
deplorable state of the road linking Osi and Obbo-
Aiyegunle.
He added that “the incident was the fourth in the
last few weeks but local hunters have always
been rising up to the occasion of preventing
innocent souls from been kidnapped.
“The hunters have been our saving grace from the
menace of these herders in the area.
“These pathetic occurrences are due to the non-
motorable state of our road as vehicles cannot
move freely. Therefore, we are appealing to the
state government to assist us in rehabilitating the
road that links the two communities.
“Also, the road that links Obbo-Aiyegunle in
Kwara State to Ekiti State is also awful. We use
this medium to urge the authorities
concerned to come to our rescue.”
Contacted, spokesperson of the state police
command Ajayi Okasanmi confirmed the incident,
adding that the incident was reported to have
happened four days ago.
“The state police command is working seriously
to ensure the safe release of the hapless victims
from captivity,” he said.

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