Gunmen attack farm near Akure Airport, abduct council boss, two others

The Secretary of Okeluju Local Council Development Area, LCDA, successful Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Joseph Aladesuyi, has been abducted by gunmen suspected to beryllium kidnappers.

Aladesuyi was abducted connected Monday alongside 2 individuals connected his workplace successful Kajola country of Ilu-Abo, Akure North Local Government Area of the state.

Sources said the incidental occurred astir 10:00am successful the workplace located little than 5 kilometres from the Akure airdrome and has caused hostility successful the assemblage which had successful the past months been prone to incessant killings and abduction.

The heavy equipped men numbering astir 10 were said to person stormed the farm, overwhelming the victims earlier fleeing into the surrounding wood with their captives.

According to sources adjacent to the family, Aladesuyi was conducting regular activities connected his workplace on with his girl astatine the clip of the penetration by the gunmen.

“He arrived astatine his workplace astir 9:00am with his daughter. Shortly after, the kidnappers, who were astir 10, arrived and changeable sporadically into the air. They dragged him, but helium struggled with them, and 1 of them (gunmen) changeable him successful his manus and past took him away.

“They (gunmen) near his girl unsocial but told her constituent blank that they were kidnapping her father. We are anxiously waiting for their telephone due to the fact that we d...