Armed men suspected to be bandits have attacked Imafon community in Akure North local government area of Ondo state, abducting one Afolabi Ajayi, a farm manager.
The bandits were said to have attacked the victim Monday at about 10.30am when he alighted from his car to enter into a poultry farm.
Afolabi is said to be manager of the poultry farm. A family source stated Tuesday that the abductors were yet to make any contact with the manager’s family to demand for ransom.
“He came to the poultry farm this morning to check on the workers and how the farm was being run, but the gunmen rushed out from the bush and took him into an unknown destination in the forest,” the source, who would not want to be named, said.
He also said the matter was immediately reported to the police. Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, (PRO) Abayomi Jimoh, said the men of the state police command had been deployed in the area to rescue the victim and apprehended the perpetrators.
“The command has been notified of a kidnapping incident at Ilado, where a farmer was abducted while working on his farm.
“In swift response, additional security apparatus including tactical teams have been deployed and are currently combing the surrounding bush to ensure the safe rescue of the victim and the apprehension of the perpetrators.
“The command assured the public that all necessary operational strategies are being employed, with utmost priority placed on the victim’s safety.
The kidnappers demanded 50 Million Naira as ransom, a development which threw their families into despair.