Unknown Gunmen Kidnaps Serving Army Captain, Three Others In Ondo, Demands For Ransom

The boldness of kidnappers have gone beyond the ordinary as they have spread their dragnets to kidnap a serving Captain in the Nigerian Army and three others on the Auga/Akunnu Highway in Akoko North-East Council Area of Ondo State.

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The kidnappers suspected to be Fulani Herdsmen were Reported to have demanded for N20 million ransom from the families of the victims before their release.

It was gathered that the army officer identified as D. Gana was on transit in Ondo from Abuja with others when they were ambushed by the herdsmen, who dragged them into the forest, leaving the four doors of their vehicle wide open.

A police source said the kidnappers did not take away any of the belongings of the victims.

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It was gathered that the Divisional Police Officer of Ikare Division deployed men of the State Police Command to the area when information of the incident reached them only to meet the abandoned vehicle.

Contacted, the state police image maker, Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed that the incident took place along Auga/Akunnu highway around 4 am Tuesday.

Ikoro said: “The State Police Command had been briefed while the State Police Commissioner, Undie Adie, had ordered detectives from the command to search the forest for the kidnappers in a bid to rescue the officer.

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“An intensive investigation on the incident has begun. We enjoin anybody with useful information that could lead to the arrest of the criminals to forward same to the police for onward action.

Ikoro said both the police and military operatives are on top of the situation, adding that the victim would soon be released unhurt.

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Meanwhile, men of the 32 Artillery Brigade, Akure of the Nigerian Army had reportedly mobilised to the area to comb the bush to rescue the victims and apprehend the culprits.

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