Armed men suspected of kidnapping have killed two commuters and kidnapped five more on the Ifon-Owo Highway in Ondo State.
According to sources, the commercial vehicle’s driver and a female passenger were shot and killed at the scene on Friday evening.
The terrorists also kidnapped five additional passengers, one of whom was a Corps member. However, two of the victims managed to escape with varying degrees of injuries.
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According to one local, the attackers started fire on the fully laden commercial van as it travelled from Anambra State to Owo and Akure in Ondo State.
SP Fumilayo Odunlami-Omisanyan, Public Relations Officer for the Ondo State Police Command, confirmed the incident.
She further stated that a team of police officers had been rushed to the area and were combing the surrounding woodland to catch the kidnappers and rescue the victims.