Some criminals, suspected to be
Fulani herdsmen have kidnapped about fourteen passengers at Ajeoku junction,
along Otan-ile-Okemesi road in Obokun Local Government of Osun State.
According to an eyewitness, Chief
Saka Adelu, some of the criminals, who pretended as passengers boarded an
Abuja-bound bus from Osogbo before striking at the said location around 5pm
Sunday evening.
He said while 14 of the passengers
were taken away, others were left behind who later reported the case at a
nearby police station.
The police is yet to react to
enquiries by newsmen over the issue, as the Police Public Relations Officer in
the state, SP Folashade Odoro was said to be in a meeting with the Commissioner
of Police when contacted by our Correspondent.
Meanwhile, a top-notch member of
Odua People’s Congress(OPC) in Osun confirmed the incident to our
Correspondent, saying his men and police officers were already ‘combing’ the
bush to rescue victims.
“It is true, some of the
passengers who were left behind reported the case to our people at Otan-ile,
they said the criminals were in the bus with them from Osogbo, before they
eventually struck.
“We are presently trailing them and
we are going to definitely get them”.
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