The kidnapping of a council secretary and another person at a chicken farm in the state’s Akure North Local Government Area has been verified by the Ondo State Police Command.
In a statement released on Monday, Abayomi Jimoh, the command’s spokeswoman, revealed that the incident happened earlier in the day at a farm along Kajola Road in the Ilu-Abo region.
According to Jimoh, the victims were Joseph Kayode and Esther Akinlolu, who were allegedly dragged away by armed men.
Kayode is the secretary of the Akoko North-West Local Government Area’s Okeluju Local Council Development Area, according to the police.
According to the spokesperson, initial investigations showed that three armed men—whose names are still unknown—emerged from a nearby thicket and raided the poultry farm.
“The masked attackers allegedly shot into the air before kidnapping the victims and escaping to an unidentified location,” Jimoh stated.
He continued by saying that the police quickly dispatched investigators and tactical units to the scene in order to increase security patrols and begin a search and rescue effort.
Jimoh further revealed that Adebowale Lawal, the state’s commissioner of police, has directed the use of all operational and intelligence resources to guarantee the victims’ safe recovery and the apprehension of the perpetrators.
He claims that as part of continuous efforts to find the victims and capture the suspects, security personnel are actively searching the nearby neighborhoods and forests in conjunction with non-traditional security groups.
The police spokeswoman admitted that the incident had raised concerns among locals, especially parents and school administrators, and that several local schools had been temporarily closed as a result.
He did, however, advise the public to maintain composure and abstain from disseminating unreliable information that would incite fear.
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