Gunmen abduct couple in Ondo community

Suspected kidnappers have abducted a couple identified as Mr and Mrs Jamiu Olawale, in Ilu-Abo, a community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo state on Friday, night February 20.

According to reports, the victims had just returned from their shop and were in the front of their house when the assailants who were armed with guns, emerged from a nearby bush and whisked them away.

During the attack, the gunmen were said to have also shot at one of the couple’s neighbours, Patrick Ilumaro, who was sitting in front of his home. The victim was immediately rushed to the hospital, where he is receiving treatment.

Confirming the attack to newsmen, the spokesperson of the command, said efforts are being made to rescue the couple unharmed and arrest the perpetrators of the crime.

He said that the Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal, had immediately deployed tactical teams alongside conventional operatives to comb the surrounding bushes and adjoining areas in an effort to rescue the victims unhurt and apprehend the perpetrators.

Jimoh appealed to members of the public to remain calm, urging them to provide credible and actionable information that could assist in investigating the matter to the nearest police station.