Gunmen kidnap Lebanese, kill soldier, driver in Ondo

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Wednesday evening killed a military officer and kidnapped a Lebanese, while his driver was shot dead on the spot.

The incident happened in Ogbonmo in Ijebu Owo in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, where the gunmen stopped the Lebanese engineer and forcefully whisked him away after killing his driver and the soldier.

It was gathered that the gunmen fired some shots at the vehicle while the driver tried to manoeuvre his way and was shot dead in the process.

He said the Lebanese security officer attached to him was also shot dead before they moved the engineer out of the vehicle and took him away to an unknown location.

According to the witness, “The man we call white engineer has been kidnapped. His driver and his security soldier were killed. The gunmen fired many shots into the air to escape from the scene.

Confirming the incident, the state police image maker, Funmilayo Odunlami, said efforts were on to secure the release of the victim, saying men from the state command had been drafted to the area to fish out the hoodlums.

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