Some 32 travellers have been kidnapped in Ondo State.
They were said to be travelling from the state to Edo, via a coastal bus.
The police and Amotekun have confirmed the incident although they could not confirm the number.
‘The Punch’ quotes a source as saying, “The people (victims) and they were going to Benin when they were kidnapped in Ifon area on their way yesterday ( Saturday) and nobody has heard anything about them since then.”
Police Public Relations Officer of the state, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, who confirmed the incident. was quoted as noting that the men of the command and other security agencies in the state had commenced search for the victims in the forest.
“Our men and other security agencies are already in the forest to rescue the victims unhurt, while investigation into the incident has commenced,” Odunlami stated.
Similarly, the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, said its men were currently combing the Benin-Ifon to Owo forest in the state in search for the victims.
The state commander of the Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, said the command would do all in its power to rescue the victims and rid the state of criminals.
The commander stated that the men of the corps and other security agencies “have been briefed and have since commenced search for the victims.”
