A 60-year-old man who trades in building materials was on Saturday, May 2, kidnapped by four gunmen when he was returning to his residence along the Jinarere axis of Alakia Road, in Ibadan, Oyo State, at about 8:47p.m.
Thenewsbearer learnt that the gunmen, all masked, blocked the trader’s vehicle and forcefully whisked him away in an unregistered ash colour Toyota Corolla vehicle.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo State Command, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, who confirmed the abduction in a statement on Sunday, May 3, said when the report was received, “police operatives swiftly visited the scene and activated necessary operational measures aimed at rescuing the victim and apprehending the perpetrators.”
The PPRO stated that the Command had deployed all available resources to secure the safe rescue of the victim and bring those responsible to justice.
