LAGOS – Kidnappers believed to be armed men have fatally shot a 22-year-old Idown Oguntuase and kidnapped four individuals in Ekiti State.
Gunmen seized the four individuals on the Isan-Iludun Ekiti road in Ilejemeje local government area of the state. Investigation unveiled that the victims were journeying on the road on Sunday evening when the driver to the Ekiti State Commissioner for local government was reportedly shot and killed.
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The Ekiti State police command PRO, DSP Sunday Abutu, verified the incident but assured that the abducted victims have all been rescued unharmed. Abutu mentioned that efforts are ongoing to apprehend the culprits.
In her speech at the State assembly plenary, Hon. Princess Iyabo Fakunle-Okieimen, the lawmaker for Ilejemeje Constituency, highlighted the unfortunate incident.
Speaker Rt. Hon. Adeoye Aribasoye and other legislators expressed their condolences for the loss of Idowu Oguntuase and sympathized with the community over the tragic events reported by Hon. Fakunle-Okieimen.
