By Abimbola Ogunnaike
A wife and two children of an overseas returnee have been abducted in Okanle-Fajeromi community in Ifelodun Local Government Area, Kwara State.
The gunmen were said to have invaded the community located near Idofian on Monday, 19 June, 2023 at around 11:00 pm and kidnapped the victims while they were sleeping in their homes.
It was gathered that the wife of a man identified as Sikiru Abiola who returned to the community from overseas about three years ago to practice farming and his two sons were forcefully taken away by the abductors.
The Olugbense of Okanle who is the Bale (community head), Alhaji Abdulfatai Olasunkanmi confirmed the incident.
According to him, the gunmen arrived at the community at midnight on Monday when the villagers were already asleep and invaded the house of Alhaji Sikiru and kidnapped the victims.
He said the vigilantes in the town responded to the alarm raised by Alhaji Sikiru Abiola.
“One of the vigilantes was shot in the leg during a gun duel with the kidnappers and had since been rushed to the hospital.But one of the abducted members of the family was rescued,” the Bale said
A spokesman for the Kwara Police Command, SP Ajayi Okasanmi confirmed the incident on the evening of Wednesday, June 20, 2023.
“The matter was reported today (Wednesday) and operatives in collaboration with other security agencies have been deployed to comb the bush.
“Till now, the abducted people have not been rescued from the kidnappers but our men are on their trails and we hope that they will be rescued,” Okasanmi added.
Source: Daily Trust
