GIFT ROBERTS
Police in Ekiti State, has confirmed the abduction of Mr Itakorodo Adebayo by unknown gunmen.
Adebayo is a manager of a petrol station. at Isan Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area of the state.
Gunmen numbering about eight were said to have attacked the petrol station on Thursday evening and kidnapped Adebayo.
The State Commissioner of Police, Tunde Mobayo, confirmed the incident. He said that law enforcement agents had begun the search for the victim and the abductors.
Sources said the gunmen, who rode on motorcycles, invaded the petrol station, shot sporadically, and forcibly took away the victim.
In the statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, the state police said: “A team of police operatives and detectives including the Amotekun Corps and the local hunters have been deployed to rigorously comb the bushes and the forests across the state to ensure the rescue of the victim.
“The Ekiti State Police Command, in addition to the rescue teams deployed, has contacted all the states bordering Ekiti State for possible assistance towards the rescue of the victim and the arrest of the perpetrators.”
“Adebayo was abducted at Isan Ekiti at about 7pm on Thursday by unknown gunmen numbering about eight who stormed the filling station through the bush on about six motorcycles and started shooting sporadically before whisking the victim away.”