The Police in Osun on Tuesday confirmed the kidnapping of a traveller in Ede town, near Imesi-Ile in Obokun Local Government Area of the state. xThe Police Public Relation Officer in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo, said the victim was kidnapped by gunmen on Monday evening. According to Opalola, the interstate bus which the victim boarded from Ekiti to Osun was forcefully stopped by the gunmen in Ede town, a border between Ekiti and Osun. She said the police tactical team and local vigilantes were already on the trail of the kidnappers. Opalola said that the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Olawale Olokode, had equally directed the police tactical team to ensure the kidnappers were arrested.

Source: The Guardian July 06, 2021 10:18 UTC