Three women have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers at Onipe community, Idi Ayunre along the Ibadan/Ijebu Ode Road.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the gunmen emerged from the bush around Onipe community at about 8:20am on Monday, April 12 and shot indisrciminately to scare travellers before they whisked away the women to an unknown destination.
The abducted women were identified as Mrs Temitope Okeowo, Mrs Abosede Adebayo and Mrs Bola Ogunrinde.
According to report, Mrs Ogunrinde who is a military officer drove a Toyota RAV-4, with number plate AGL 66 FY. Mrs Okeowo is a teacher at the Itamarun Comprehensive High School, Oru-Ijebu, Ogun state while Mrs Adebayo, a dental therapist, works at the General Hospital, Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun state.
Two men were said to have lodged a report on the kidnap incident at Idi Ayunre Division at about 10a.m.
Following the reports, the Idi Ayunre Divisional Police Officer swung into action and was joined by the Officer-in-Charge of Anti-Kidnapping Unit and his team as well as operatives of Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), local hunters and vigilante group members to trail the gunmen.
Confirming the latest incident, the police public relations officer in the state, Adewale Osifeso said the combined teams of the AKS, Idi Ayunre Division, other tactical teams, local hunters and the vigilante group had been actively on the trail of the hoodlums.