Police on trail of Obasanjo farm workers’ kidnappers

The Ogun Police Command on Thursday said it is on the trail of the kidnappers of the three workers at the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s farm.

The police also promised that the victims would be promptly rescued and their abductors arrested.

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The Police Spokesperson, DSP. Abimbola Oyeyemi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abeokuta, that police were already on the trail of the fleeing kidnappers.

The workers at the Obasanjo’s Farm, located at Kobape area in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun, were kidnapped on Wednesday evening at Seseri village.

“They were abducted in the evening at Seseri village after their Hilux van was shot at by the gunmen, who took them away,” he said.

Oyeyemi told NAN that police had since detailed its anti-kidnapping unit to comb the areas.

He assured the people of the state that the abductors would soon be arrested, while the captives would regain their freedom.

The police spokesman reiterated the command’s commitment to the security of lives and property in the state. (NAN)