Suspected kidnappers abduct three people during vigil in Abeokuta

Three persons, Ifeoluwa Alani-Bello; Adebare Oduntan and Mary Oliyide, were abducted by suspected kidnappers at Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Obada-Oko area of Abeokuta, in the early hours of Sunday.

Their abductors according to a source were said to have demanded N6 million as ransom.

This incident was confirmed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi.

Oyeyemi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said the Command had dispatched operatives of the anti-kidnapping unit to the area in collaboration with men of the Obada Oko Division to rescue the victims.

The PPRO recalled that the command had warned members of the public especially religious organisations from holding vigil in areas considered to be isolated.

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Suspected kidnappers abduct three people during vigil in Abeokuta