Gunmen abduct travellers in Osun, police launch manhunt

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From Lateef Dada, Osogbo

No fewer than four travellers have been kidnapped in Osogbo, Osun State. It was gathered that the victims were travelling from Osogbo to Ikirun before they were kidnapped at Ayepe Junction, along the Iragbiji-Ikirun Road.

It was gathered that the victims were taken to the Iragbiji-Ibokun area by their abductors.

Spokesperson of the Osun Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident.

She said: “We don’t know the number of people that were kidnapped, but the vehicle of the victims that was abandoned has been towed to our station in Ikirun.

“The driver of the car has been found. The search and rescue mission is ongoing. We are combing the forest to ensure that we arrest them,” Opalola added.

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