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Regional News of Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Abductors of 19-year-old demand 10m ransom

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A 19-year-old has been abducted at the Imoru community in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State.

According to Daily Trust, the gunmen numbering seven broke into the home of the victim and whisked her away, injuring her aunty with a knife.

The victim is identified as Adetutu Okinbaloye.

The incident was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Fumilayo Odunlami-Omisanya to journalists on Tuesday in Akure.

A source in the community, however, told our reporter that the abductors had contacted the family and demanded N10 million ransom.

In a related development, the corpse of a man said to be a commercial driver from Idanre was on Tuesday found in Akure.

An eyewitness said his corpse was dumped and found around the popular Benin Motor Park in Akure.

It was also gathered that the man must have been allegedly killed by suspected ritualists as some parts of his body were cut off and mutilated.