Sodiq Rabiu
At least seven travellers were kidnapped along a highway in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Ondo, police said on Tuesday.
The incident reportedly happened along the Owo-Ipele-Benin Highway on Saturday.
A family member of one of the victims, who pleaded anonymity, told local news outlets that they were abducted on Saturday night while returning from a South-South state to Akure, the Ondo State capital.
“The assailants ambushed the travellers, forcing them out of their commercial vehicle, which was later found abandoned by the roadside, prompting other motorists to raise the alarm,” the source said.
Police spokeswoman Funmilayo Odunlami said in a terse statement to News Agency of Nigeria: “Seven people were abducted and investigation is ongoing. Update on the incident will be provided soon.”
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