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By MARY RONKE, Ilorin –
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the twin daughters of a traditional ruler, Oba Adelodun, the Owalobo of Obbo Ayegunle in Ekiti LGA of Kwara State.
It was learnt that the gunmen also kidnapped monarch’s driver, his security aide and a maid during the incident which occured on Thursday.
Confirming the incident in a statement on Friday, The Police Public Relations Officer, Okasanmi Ajayi, said the victims were travelling from Osi to Obbo Ayegunle before they were abducted by the assailants along the road connecting the two towns.
Mr. Ajayi explained that the Toyota Sienna vehicle with a registration plate number bearing Owalobo of Obbo Ayegunle, conveying the victims, was abandoned on the road.
“On receipt of the information, the Commissioner of Police Kwara State, CP Tuesday Assayomo, dispatched the anti-kidnapping and other tactical units of the command, alongside local hunters and vigilantes to immediately commence a search and rescue operation in the area for possible arrest of the abductors and safe rescue of the victims,” said Ajayi.
“The commissioner of police wishes to advise members of the public with useful information that can aid the quick rescue of the victims to make such information available to the command.”
He assured the people of the state of their safety and security at all times and asked them to be conscious of happenings around them.
The command’s spokesman also urged them to avoid movements in isolated and lonely routes at odd hours of the day.