Abductors numbering about 10, Friday night attacked Isinbode Ekiti in Ekiti East Local Government Area of Ekiti State and kidnapped three persons.
The assailants, according to an eyewitness, attacked a sawmill located along Isinbode-Ode road and dispossessed workers of personal belongings and abducted two at the scene.
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They also shot at a Hilux Van conveying a top government official and kidnapped one person.
Information gathered shows that two males and a female were abducted, while the driver conveying the senior government official was shot in the process.
When contacted, the Ekiti State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sunday Abutu, confirmed the incident, disclosing that one of the abductors had escaped from captivity and the police were on the kidnappers’ trail.
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