Five days after operation Amotekun’s launch in Ondo, gunmen kidnap two

Few days after the Ondo State Security Network Agency known as operation Amotekun was launched by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, armed men suspected to be kidnappers have struck in the state.

The gunmen on Saturday night were said to have kidnapped one Surajudeen Alao, a native of Oba Akoko.
Another yet to be identified victim was also kidnapped alongside Alao.
The two were said to have been abducted on Ikun-Oba Akoko road while returning from Ikun Day Festival.

It was gathered that the incident caused anxiety among residents of Oba Akoko.
Akoko axis in the Northern Senatorial District of the state has been a notorious route for bandits where they operate unhindered.

The families of the victims claimed they were yet to be contacted by the abductors.