A couple identified as London and Blessing Omoru has been reportedly kidnapped on their farm in a village in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State.
Radio Nigeria gathered that the couple were on their farm at Ori-Omipupa village via Agric Area when gunmen invaded the area by shooting sporadically to the air to create fear around 9:50 PM.
A villager told our correspondent that, the gunmen entered the farm settlement and were shooting, in the process they kidnapped two persons.
The villager explained that the native security guards named Kiriji Heritage Defender got the information about the kidnapping, trailed those guys but they could not apprehend them.
A security source informed our correspondent that the gunmen kidnapped the couple with the intention to source ransom from the community because the kidnap took place in-between Esa-Oka and Esa-Odo.
When the spokesperson of Osun State Police Command, Mrs Yemisi Opalola was contacted, she hinted that at about 10:45 PM one Moses Imomiuku of Ayetoro Street reported at Esa Oke Division that around 10 PM he received a distress call from one Andrew Omoru that his parents were kidnapped at farm settlement.
She stated that upon the report the Divisional Police Officer led operatives to the scene with the combined effort of Vigilante and men of Odua Peoples Congress(OPC) to rescue the victims.
The police spokesperson said a motorcycle belonging to one of the victims was recovered,while police men are still combing the areas to rescue the victims.
Adenitan Akinola
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