Four Persons Abducted In Ekiti Midnight Attack

Posted by Nwa Diokpa Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Wednesday, October 6th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four people were on Wednesday abducted by gunmen in a midnight raid at Ilasa Ekiti, Ekiti East Local Government Area of the state.

According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen invaded the Eti- Ero farmstead in Ilasa Ekiti around 1:30 am ransacking the place.

Multiple sources disclosed that a child believed to be Yoruba and three Ebira farmers, were abducted and taken to an unknown destination.

The source said: “The gunmen came around 1.30 am and started shooting sporadically. The gunshots generated a lot of panic and some brave people among them had to rush out of their buildings and fled into the bush.

“As they were shooting, they were searching all the buildings and in the course of doing the searching, they got to a house of a child below 10 years of age ,three others who were farmers forcefully abducts them.

“They have been taken to an unknown destination and no one has been contacted as of now.”

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, ASP Sunday Abutu, stated that two persons were abducted, not four.

“Even the police have rescued one of the captives from the abductors and one person had been arrested in connection with the midnight raid.

“Our men are searching the bushes for the only person in their custody. We assure the people of Ekiti State that we will get him rescued and the culprits will be arrested to face justice”, Abutu said.