Gunmen kidnap 5-yr-old, 2 teenagers in Kwara

3 persons have been kidnapped by gunmen in 2 different operations in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State.

Report has it that the incidents occurred around Aboto and Ajelanwa road between 2:00pm and 6:00pm on Sunday March 19.

The first incident happened when a dealer in aluminium scrap, one Abdulfatai was coming back from the farm with his 3 children in a vehicle and they were stopped.

A source in the community who witnessed the scenario said, “Abdulfatai escaped leaving the three children inside the vehicle. The kidnappers freed the two younger siblings after they said they could find their way back home and abducted Abdulbasit who is around five years old.

“The second incident occurred around 6pm when one Saheed popularly known as Bakayoko was conveying Ramat who is an apprentice at a chemist’s shop and her colleague (both teenagers of about 18 years) on a motorcycle and they were accosted.

“But Bakayoko pretended that he wanted to get his shoes that fell off and escaped leaving the girls who were in their apprentice uniforms,” he added.

The Informant247 gathered that the kidnappers had contacted Abdulfatai, requesting a N10m ransom before his child can regain freedom.

The spokesperson of the state police command, Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the sad development to our correspondent, saying one of the kidnappers had been caught.

“Yes, it is true and we have arrested one of the kidnappers. But the investigation is still ongoing,” he said.