Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have invaded Abaa, a community near the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, (LAUTECH), and abducted two persons.
Gatekeepers News reports that the gunmen stormed the community which is located in the Surulere Local Government Area of Oyo State on Thursday night and kidnapped a hotelier, and his worker.
Some LAUTECH workers, as well as students, are said to be living in the community which is located off the Ogbomoso-Ilorin Expressway.
A resident of the community, who spoke on condition of anonymity said a hotelier, and one other person were kidnapped by the gunmen he claimed are Fulani hoodlums.
The source told PUNCH that the community head, John Adepoju, immediately sent messages to residents to remain vigilant and stay indoors after the incident.
According to the source, Adepoju has called a meeting of residents of the community where they would discuss the next step to take.
The source said, “The owner of the hotel travelled and returned yesterday and the incident happened not long after his return.
“The kidnappers should be about 10 from what those who were present at the scene told us and they fired several shots to scare people away and whisked their victims away.
“This problem which we were hearing of from afar has come to this area and it is unfortunate that it has become a frequent occurrence here now.”
Meanwhile, the Police Public Relations Officer for Oyo State Police Command, Adewale Osifeso, is yet to react to the incident.
However, the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, Oba Francis Alao, who confirmed the incident said he has reached the police and was assured that an investigation had commenced into it.
The monarch added that the Security Adviser to the Governor, Fatai Owoseni, who is a former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State had been helpful concerning security matters in the area.
