Herdsmen kidnap travellers in Osun

Some travellers have been abducted on the Osogbo/Ibokun Road in Osun State.

The armed herdsmen attacked the travellers on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in the Aje Bamidele area of Obokun council area of the state, killing one and taking many away.

“We heard several gunshots and saw that vehicles plying the road were making U-turn. One traveller was killed while they abducted others,” a villager stated.

Comrade Amitolu Shittu, the Field Commander of the Osun State Amotekun corpse confirmed the incident.

“One person was killed by the gunmen while they abducted an unknown number of travellers. We saw spent shells of AK-47 bullets used at the scene. We are still combing the forest to rescue those that were kidnapped,” he said.