On Saturday evening, gunmen killed an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps along Oke Ako – Ajowa Road in the Ajoni Local Council Development Area of Ekiti State.
Sources in the community said the officer, who was travelling from Ado Ekiti to his hometown, was attacked in his vehicle and shot dead while the gunmen kidnapped his younger brother and two children with him in the car.
Other sources said the gunmen whisked away two persons whose identities they could not ascertain while another occupant of the vehicle escaped from being kidnapped.
A source, who said hunters in the neighbouring communities had started combing the bush for the possibility of apprehending the gunmen and setting the captives free, said, “As I speak with you, those kidnapped are still with them in the bush.
“The NSCDC officer was shot dead in the car. Other persons were taken away. Some people say those with the gunmen are two, others say three persons were kidnapped. To the best of my knowledge, the kidnappers are yet to make contact or demand ransom,” he said.