Gunmen in Isan Ekiti Oye Local Government Area in Ekiti State invaded a petrol station and abducted the manager, Mr Itakorodo Adebayo while shooting sporadically.
Tunde Mobayo, the Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State Command, confirmed this on Thursday while adding that the gunmen rode motorbikes and forcibly took the victim.
“Adebayo was abducted at Isan Ekiti at about 7 pm on Thursday by unknown gunmen numbering about eight who stormed the filling station through the bush on about six motorcycles and started shooting sporadically before whisking the victim away, Mobayo said.
In a statement by Sunday Abutu, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Command said “A team of police operatives and detectives including the Amotekun Corps and the local hunters have been deployed to rigorously comb the bushes and the forests across the state to ensure the rescue of the victim.
He also urged anyone with useful information that could assist the police to rescue the victim and apprehend the culprits to inform the nearest police station or call 08062335577.
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