Two abducted as gunmen attack community near LAUTECH

Two persons, a hotelier and his worker, have been abducted after gunmen suspected to be kidnappers invaded Abaa, a community near the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso on Thursday night, July 28.

 

The gunmen were said to have stormed the community which is located in the Surulere Local Government Area of Oyo State on Thursday night and whisked away their victims

 

The owner of the hotel was said to have just returned days after he traveled when the kidnappers numbering about 10 stormed his premises, began shooting sporadically before whisking the victims away.

 

The state police command is yet to comment on this development.

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