Security operatives foil abductions as gunmen storm homes in Owo

Owo community, office of the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, was at the weekend thrown into a authorities of panic pursuing the penetration of the past assemblage by gunmen suspected to beryllium kidnappers.

The gunmen, who were afloat armed, had stormed the location of a pastor and a household of 4 successful antithetic parts of the municipality successful an evident determination to abduct the victims.

At Ojana axis of the community, six equipped men invaded the location of Pastor Taiwo, the president of the community, astatine astir 7:00 p.m. and attempted to whisk him away.

With the household of the pastor raising alarm, information operatives from B Division, Owo, swiftly arrived and foiled the attempted abduction aft engaging the gunmen successful a weapon duel.

The gunmen were said to person fled into a adjacent bush and abandoned the pastor, who was subsequently rescued.

Also, different pack of kidnappers astatine astir 11:30 p.m. invaded the location of a 39-year-old, Daniel Ologun, successful Gbegun assemblage on Alhaja Camp, disconnected Housing Estate, Owo, and changeable him successful the near leg.

After the shooting, the gunmen abducted his 34-year-old wife, Taibat, and their 2 children, aged 4 and 2 years, and moved them into a adjacent bush.

With the residents of the assemblage contacting information operatives, constabulary unit and those of the Nigerian Army were said...