Armed bandits invade farms, abduct three in Kwara
Three people were abducted from two poultry farms in Pampo community, Asa local government area of Kwara state in an attack on Monday.
The suspected kidnappers, who were dressed in army uniform, arrived in Hilux vehicle at one of the two farms they operated, reports said.
The armed bandits, numbering six, were said to have locked up the chief security officer of the farm in a room, before they took away the two workers in the first poultry farm.
The owner of Mirola farm, said that the bandits also abducted his manager when branched at his farm on their way out of the community.
The farm owner added that the suspected kidnappers had contacted the farm owners, demanding for a total sum of N45 million ransoms before the release of their abductees.
He added that the people kidnapped are two males and a female, adding that the bandits spoke like Fulani, in the way they spoke in Yoruba language when we talked on the phone.
Ajayi Okasanmi, the Police PRO in Kwara State confirmed the incident to newsmen, saying that the state commissioner of Police, Mohammed Bagega had directed officers and men of the command to ensure safe release of the abductees.
