No fewer than four passengers in a car were, on Thursday morning, kidnapped by suspected Fulani herdsmen along Ibadan-Ijebu Ode road, Tribune Online gathered.
Sources informed our correspondent that the incident, which occurred around 8.25 am caused panic along the road as motorists and commercial motorcycle riders hurriedly made a detour to avoid being trapped by the kidnappers.
One of the victims, who managed to escape from the scene while narrating his ordeal said the Fulani herders suddenly emerged from the bush and blocked the road.
According to the middle-aged man, who was shot in the left hand by the herdsmen, “I was driving my car on our trip to Ijebu Ode from Ibadan when these Fulani herdsmen, numbering eight suddenly came out from the bush and started shooting at us.”
“Immediately, I slowed down to reverse, but another car was already behind. While trying to drive away and escape, I was shot in the hand. But, we managed to flee the scene with my car, which was riddled by bullets.”
“But, occupants of the car behind me were not lucky as they were rounded up by the herdsmen. They were five in number, but four of them were abducted. They spared one elderly man, who is visually impaired.”
“Later, operatives of the Amotekun Security Corps came and they entered the forest to rescue those that have been kidnapped. We went to the Divisional Police station at Orita Challenge to report the incident. But, we were instructed by the policemen there to report the matter at Idi Ayunre Police station,” he remarked.
Efforts to get the reaction of the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Oyo State Police Command, Mr Adewale Osifeso, were unsuccessful as his phone rang out without a response. Neither did he reply to the text message sent to his phone.
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