Some gunmen have stormed Ibadan, the Oyo State capital and kidnapped no fewer than three persons.
The three people were kidnapped at two different locations within the Oluyole local government area of Ibadan on Monday.
According to DAILY POST, on Tuesday that the victims include a male farmer and a couple who are also farmers.
A sources revealed that the couple were abducted inside their farm located at Alabameji Village, Sanyo area while the other farmer was snatched from the Soka area of Ibadan.
Sanyo and Soka which are less than one kilometre from each other, are communities along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi, when contacted only confirmed the abduction of the couple.
Fadeyi informed that investigations have commenced into the circumstances surrounding the kidnap.
He also disclosed that the police are on the trail of the suspects.
“A couple was abducted at Alabameji village, Sanyo area yesterday 29/03/2021 at about 2:20 pm in their farmland.
“The DPO and team immediately raised to the scene for on the spot assessment. Investigations have commenced and on the trail of the hoodlums to arrest them and equally released the abductee, pls.”