By Olusegun Folarin
Former Provost of the Federal College of Education, Osile, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Dr. Ayodele Ajayi has been abducted by gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers.
A family source told Radio Nigeria that Dr Ajayi was on his way to Abeokuta from Olodo around 7 o’clock in the evening with his wife and driver when the suspected kidnappers hijacked the car around Ikija community along the Abeokuta – Ibadan road in Odeda Local government area of the state.
Some residents of the area claimed that they heard sporadic gunshots as the suspected kidnappers attacked many motorists at the scene before taking the couple and their driver away.
They maintained that the wife and the car were later abandoned while the whereabouts of the former Provost was still unknown and his phones kept ringing out without anyone picking up the calls.
Some witnesses also claimed that the driver was killed during the attack and called for the urgent intervention of the state government and security agencies to check the rising cases of armed robbery and kidnapping in the area.
The residents alleged that more than ten people had been victims of attacks between Olodo and Osiele axis of the Abeokuta – Ibadan road in recent times, leading to the death of three persons, including a large-scale farmer in the community.
In a reaction, the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Miss Omolola Odutola confirmed that a man, whose identity was yet unknown was reportedly abducted at the scene and the police with other security operatives had been on the trail of the abductors.
The PPRO who sought the people’s support through the provision of relevant information that could assist in rescuing the victim said his vehicle which was abandoned by the abductors had been recovered by the police.
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