The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, has confirmed the abd¥ction of six marketers working for a Lagos-based real estate company at Oyebola village in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state.
Ogunlowo disclosed the development on Sunday during a telephone interview with our correspondent. This followed an earlier alert from a resident of a neighbouring community, who spoke on condition of anonymity and reported that the incident occurred on Friday.
According to the Commissioner, the victims were seized while on an inspection tour of the company’s property in the area.
“So, they brought some marketers from Lagos to come and see the land so that they can have the requisite information to market the land for the members of the public who are interested.
It was during their visit to this land that the six people were abd¥cted. It happened on Friday, and the command had been on it since, and we shall definitely ensure that these people regain their freedom,” the CP said.
The att+ck is the latest in a series of abd¥ctions recorded across the country in recent weeks. These include the k+dnappung of 38 worshippers in Kwara State and 24 students in Kebbi State, all of whom have since been released.
Meanwhile, many others remain in captivity, among them over 250 persons abd¥cted from St. Mary’s Secondary and Primary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, where gunmen reportedly k+lled a security guard and whisked away around 300 pupils, students, and staff during a recent att+ck. Fifty students were said to have escaped afterwards.
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