One shot as gunmen attempt to kidnap teachers in Kwara

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says one person sustained injury, as gunmen attempted to kidnap two teachers at Osi in Ekiti LGA of Kwara.

In a statement on Friday, Babawale Afolabi, the command’s spokesman, said the gunmen had, on October 28, ambushed the two female teachers of Ikerin Secondary School, who were on their way home after school hours.

He said one of the women was shot while the gunmen were attempting to kidnap them.

“It was around 4:30 pm on October 28 when our operatives at Araromi, Opin-Ekiti divisonal office, got a distressed call about a failed kidnap attempt,” Afolabi said.

“NSCDC officers, with some local hunters, met at the scene of the incident, but the gunmen had disappeared.

“One of the two women they wanted to abduct sustained minor bullet wounds but she is currently responding to treatment at a hospital.

“Officers of NSCDC have joined forces with the tactical team of Operation Harmony and the local hunters to search for the miscreants.”

A number of attacks by gunmen have been recorded in the state since the beginning of the year.

On October 17, Sina Babarinde, an Ilorin-based estate agent, was shot dead during a church service at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Living Word Parish, Basin Road, Ilorin.

In another development, the twin daughters and three domestic staff of Samuel Adelodun, the traditional ruler of Obbo Ayegunle, Ekiti LGA of Kwara state, were rescued days after they were abducted.