Assailants suspected to be kidnappers have whisked away a couple along the Osogbo-Iragbiji road, Osun state.
They reportedly kidnapped the victims on Saturday April 15, 2023 while they were coming back from church around 4am.
The kidnappers reportedly ambushed the couple, who were riding on a motorcycle.
The spokesperson of police in Osun State, Yemisi Opalola confirmed the incident.
She said the combined team of the police and local hunters are after the suspected criminals and they were conducting a search in the forest in the area to ensure the arrest of the kidnappers.
“Operatives are combing the bush in the area and we assure the public that the victims will be rescued and the criminals will not escape justice,” she said.
Bandits attack, kill 8 persons in Southern Kaduna
Bandits have invaded Atak’Njei, Ungwa Gaiya community, Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State, reportedly killing 8 persons in a renewed attack.
The chairman of Zango Kataf local government, Mr. Francis Sani confirmed the sad development, saying that the bandits invaded the community around 9pm Wednesday night.
Sources within the affected area said the bandits launched an attack on 7 houses and they gunned at least eight persons down while many others sustained various degrees of injury.
He charged the security agencies to ensure the arrest of the assailants who carried out the attacks in Atyap land.
The Informant247 recalls that bandits, few weeks ago killed ten persons in the Langson community in the same council.