Concerns heightened in the circles of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State, till press time, as all waited in vain to hear from kidnappers of three staff members of Obasanjo Holdings-a subsidiary.
The conglomerate belongs to former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Meanwhile, an official of the OOPL who spoke with First News on condition of anonymity on Thursday, said Obasanjo had reached out to the respective families of the abducted workers, urging them to remain calm, as security agents were on top of the issue.
Obasanjo was at Iperu-Remo on Thursday to attend the burial of the late father of Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun.
On Thursday too, the Ogun State Police Command assured that its officers and men would do everything humanly possible to rescue all the three staff members of Obasanjo Holdings, kidnapped Wednesday night by unknown gunmen along Kobape-Abeokuta expressway.
The command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who gave the assurance in Abeokuta, recalled that the victims were abducted at Seseri Village, near Kobape, around 6p.m on Wednesday.
It was gathered that the abductees, which included the Financial Controller, the Group Auditor and the Group Store Manager of Obasanjo Holdings were waylaid by gunmen while driving a Toyota Hilux van along the expressway.
They were reportedly dragged into the bush and taken to an unknown destination.
The Police Public Relations Officer said, “the kidnapping occurred around 6p.m yesterday. Obasanjo has a farm around the area in Kobape.
“Our men have begun searching for them and we will ensure they are rescued.”
In a related case, a retired lecturer of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, Mr. Fasasi Olanigan, was also kidnapped along Abeokuta-Imasai Road in Ogun State.
It was gathered that Olanigan was taken away by the kidnappers, who left his car by the roadside.
At the time of filing this report, our correspondent could not immediately confirm whether or not the kidnappers had reached out to the family of their victim for ransom.