December 24, (THEWILL) – Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, have abducted four Students of Kogi State Polytechnic, along the Akunnu-Ajowa Road, in the Akoko area of Ondo State.
The students, said to be returning home for the Yuletide, were intercepted at Ago jinadu Axis, in Akoko, by gunmen on Friday.
Meanwhile, the Police have arrested the mechanic of a popular cream dealer in Ikare-Akoko, late Augustine Okoye, who died in the kidnappers’ den last week.
The late Okoye was allegedly tortured to death by his abductors, despite collecting ransom from his family.
Wife to the deceased, Mrs Bolaji Okoye, told the police that her husband’s mechanic, identified as Segun, was sighted in the bush, while they were being held hostage.
Confirming the two incidents, Ikare Police Area Commander, ACP Muri Agboola, said his men had been combing the forests along the Akunnu-Ajowa Akoko Road, to rescue the abducted students, while the mechanic to the late Okoye has been moved to Police headquarters in Akure for further interrogations.
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