Gunmen have abducted two persons — a worker with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and a staff member of a bank — in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.
The Oyo police command confirmed the incident on Tuesday in a text message by Olugbenga Fadeyi, its spokesman.
According to NAN, the gunmen were said to have invaded a quarry site along Ijebu-Ode/Ibadan road on Monday and kidnapped Popoola Isaac, a RCCG staff member, and Ismail Adeoye, a bank worker.
The case was reported at the Idi Ayunre police station in Ibadan.
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Fadeyi said efforts were being made to secure the release of the victims and arrest the abductors.
In recent times, the country has seen a rise in violent attacks and kidnapping incidents across the country — schools have also been targeted in attacks leading to the abduction of students.
On Monday, unknown gunmen had abducted two female students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) in Ayetoro campus, Ago Iwoye, Ogun state.
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Last Friday, gunmen also abducted several students during an attack on the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Igabi LGA, Kaduna state.
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