Security source says the farmers were travelling alongside seven others when their vehicle was attacked.
The farmers, identified as Samuel Oladotun and Fashola Tobiloba, were reportedly abducted on Wednesday while returning from their farms.
A security source who requested not to be named said the farmers were travelling alongside seven others when the kidnappers attacked their vehicle in Oke Osun area, Ileogbo. The source further added that the other seven victims escaped but the kidnappers went away with the two farmers. A family source who also pleaded anonymity for security reasons said the kidnappers contacted the victims’ family on Thursday and requested a N10 million ransom.Amotekun“I have been away since morning, I have been outside Osogbo. Some people were kidnapped yesterday. Since morning we have been around the Gbongan area in search of those that were kidnapped” the Amotekun commander said.
Kidnapping cases were also recorded in some parts of Osogbo and Ilesa. At Ilesa, the kidnappers’ target had always been foreign gold miners.
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