Gunmen kidnapped local officials from Kwara State on Friday evening on the Omu-Aran/Ilorin Road. The head lawyer of Oke-Ero Local Government, Elizabeth Arinde, was taken with another department head as they traveled home for the weekend. Police spokesperson SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi said about five armed men stopped two cars at Eleyin village near Isanlu-Isin around 5:45 p.m. The attackers forced seven people into the nearby woods.
Security teams acted fast after learning about the crime. Police joined with soldiers and community guards to search for the victims. Their quick work freed two people - Ganiyu Ajayi and Kolawole Adeyemi. Officers keep looking for the other five people still held captive. Police Commissioner Victor Adekimi Ojo ordered more patrols throughout the area. Teams search the bushes and use information from locals to find the kidnappers. The police want to make the roads safer for everyone who travels there.
Security teams acted fast after learning about the crime. Police joined with soldiers and community guards to search for the victims. Their quick work freed two people - Ganiyu Ajayi and Kolawole Adeyemi. Officers keep looking for the other five people still held captive. Police Commissioner Victor Adekimi Ojo ordered more patrols throughout the area. Teams search the bushes and use information from locals to find the kidnappers. The police want to make the roads safer for everyone who travels there.
