3 nabbed over abduction of couple in Ekiti

The police in Ekiti State said they have arrested three persons in connection with the abduction of an intending couple.

The victims were said to have been kidnapped on the Ilasa-Ayebode Road in Ekiti East Local Goverment Area on Sunday afternoon.

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The couple, according to sources, was returning from Ado Ekiti where they had gone to purchase commodities in preparation for their wedding.

Their abductors later contacted their family and demanded N5m ransom.

The police spokesman in the state, ASP Sunday Abutu, said three persons had been arrested in connection with the abduction.