Terrorists abduct newlywed couple, four others in Kwara

n n

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin

n

A newlywed couple, identified as Funmilayo Bamidele and her husband, Reverend Abiodun David, and four others have reportedly been abducted along the Eruku-Iyemero Road bordering Kwara and Kogi states.

n

The victims were reportedly abducted on Saturday evening while returning from their engagement ceremony in Eruku, Kwara State.

n

Vanguard gathered from sources that the group was travelling in a vehicle expected to take the Isanlu Road when the driver reportedly opted for a back route to drop off the Best Man and other members of the group in Iyamoye, Kogi State.

n

The vehicle was reportedly intercepted by suspected terrorists along the Iyemero-Eruku Road, where the occupants were abducted.

n

Further details about the incident, including the whereabouts of the other victims and efforts to secure their release, were still being awaited as of Sunday.

n

Confirming the incident, the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, said security operatives had launched a joint rescue operation to locate the victims and apprehend the perpetrators.

n

Ojo said soldiers were already combing the bush in an effort to rescue the abducted persons.

n

He also disclosed that the vehicle in which the victims were travelling had been found parked at an abandoned police station in Ayetoro, Ekiti State.

n

The commissioner added that police operatives in Kwara, Kogi and Ekiti states were working together on the rescue operation because the incident occurred around the border communities of the three states.

n n