Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted three persons including a female soldier.
We gathered that the suspected gunmen abducted the three persons said to be all women at Onipe village, along the Ijebu-Ode/ Ibadan road in Oluyole local government area of Ibadan on Monday.
The gunmen were said to have suddenly emerged from a nearby bush around the bush shooting sporadically on the Ibadan – Ijebu Ode road thereby causing confusion on the road.
During the operation said to be around 8.30am, the gunmen were reported to have whisked away their captives identified as Mrs Okeowo, Mrs Abosede Adebayo and Mrs Bola Ogunrinde.
According to the source, Mrs Ogunrinde, a soldier was kidnapped in her Toyota RAV-4.
The source stressed that the incident was later reported at the Idi Ayunre Division later about 10a.m.
When contacted, Oyo state Police Public Relations Officer,(PPRO), CSP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the abduction, saying the local vigilante members and men of the Oyo state police in conjunction with hunters are currently in search of the kidnappers in order to rescue the victims.
“As we speak, combined teams of AKS, Idi Ayunre Division, other tactical teams, as well as local hunters and vigilante groups are actively on the trail of the gunmen, in a bid to rescue the victims and arrest the suspects,” the PPRO said.