The latest abduction is one in a series of abductions on the highway in which some victims were killed.
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have abducted four travellers along the Irele Ekiti-Oke Ako Highway in Ajoni Local Council Development Area of Ekiti.
Local sources in the community told reporters that the victims, who were said to be returning to Ibadan, Oyo State capital, after attending an event in Kogi last weekend, were kidnapped around noon on Sunday. A reliable source said, “The four persons kidnapped were returning from an event in Kogi to Ibadan along the Irele Ekiti and Oke Ako Road.
Confirming the incident, a community leader in Irele-Ekiti, Kehinde Abejide, condemned the abduction, saying incessant attacks by gunmen in the area, were becoming worrisome.Mr Abejide urged the new governor, Biodun Oyebanji, to partner the military to help in fighting the menace in the state.
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