Gunmen on Thursday shot a woman while attempting to kidnap two female teachers at Osi, Ekiti local government area of Kwara State.
The two women are said to be teachers of Ikerin Secondary School in Ekiti and were on their way home after closing from school when they were accosted by the abductors.
It was gathered that while trying to escape, the abductors shot at them.
According to the Public Relations Officer of the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Babawale Zaid Afolabi, “One of the two women sustained bullet wounds and currently responding to treatment at an undisclosed hospital in the town.
“But we thank God that it was not serious,” he submitted.
He said the incident occurred around 4:30 pm on Thursday and the operatives at Araromi Opin, Ekiti Divisonal Office got a distress call.
“Our men were later joined by the local hunters and we went straight to the scene and they are have started combing the bush for the abductors,” Babawale narrated.
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