BREAKING: Gunmen abduct two near LAUTECH

Gunmen have kidnapped a hotelier, and his worker in Abaa, a community near the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, in Oyo State.

The incident happened on Thursday night when the the gunmen stormed the community which is located in the Surulere Local Government Area and whisked away their victims.

Some LAUTECH workers as well as students are said to be living in the community which is located off the Ogbomoso-Ilorin Expressway.

According to PUNCH, a resident of the community, who spoke on condition of anonymity said that the hotelier, his worker, and one other person were kidnapped by the gunmen he claimed are Fulani hoodlums.

The source said the community head, Chief John Adepoju, immediately sent messages to residents to remain vigilant and stay indoors after the incident.

The source said Adepoju had called a meeting of residents of the community where they would discuss the next step to take.

“The owner of the hotel travelled and returned yesterday and the incident happened not long after his return.

“The kidnappers should be about 10 from what those who were present at the scene told us and they fired several shots to scare people away and whisked their victims away.

“This problem which we were hearing of from afar has come to this area and it is unfortunate that it has become a frequent occurrence here now,” the source said.

WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that within this month, the supervisor of late former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala’s farm, Christopher Bakare was abducted at Jabata in Surulere Local Government Area and the owner of a private clinic identified simply as Dr Rasheed was also abducted.

Both were released by their abductors after they had paid ransoms.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, is yet to comment on the incident as at the time of filling this report.

But the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, Oba Francis Alao, who confirmed the incident said he had got in touch with the police and the police assured him that an investigation had commenced into it.

The monarch also said the Security Adviser to the Governor, Fatai Owoseni, who is a former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State had been helpful concerning security matters in the area.

He called for reinforcement of security personnel to the area to prevent future occurrences of the incident.