The kidnapping crisis in Niger State seems not to be abating with the state’s commissioner for information Mohammed Sani Idris becoming the latest victim
In Kwara State, nine persons, including a pastor and his wife, were on Sunday kidnapped in two separate incidents in Kwara South axis.LEADERSHIP learnt that six armed men waylaid a Sienna bus coming from Ekiti State to Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, and abducted all the seven persons in the vehicle.Ajayi said the prompt intervention of a combined team of policemen, local hunters and vigilantes led to the rescue of four abducted persons.
“The situation is under control. The good people of Kwara State are advised to go about their lawful businesses without any fear of molestation and attack. Patrols of all the routes in the state have been intensified,” he added. Also, a car being driven by a pastor and his wife was intercepted by gunmen at Ekan meje/Ekiti axis in Kwara South.
He said it was sad that in recent times, the challenges faced by park rangers working tirelessly to protect the country’s wildlife had taken a dangerous dimension. “I want to express my sincere sympathy to the National Park Service and the families of the departed heroes. The memories of the fallen heroes will continue to live in us,’’ he said.
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