Three workers have been reportedly abducted at a poultry farm in Atoyo town in Itele area of Ogun State by at least six gunmen suspected to be kidnappers.
According to the PUNCH, the armed suspects attacked the farm around 5 pm on Saturday.
Reacting to the incident, the state police command has disclosed that two persons had been arrested in connection with the crime, the three victims were yet to be rescued as of the time this report was filed.
A source in the area who preferred anonymity because of fear of attack said that the hoodlums had initially kidnapped about five people found inside the farm, including the owner.
The source said after carrying out the attack unhindered, the hoodlums were said to have taken the five people to a forest and seized their mobile phones.
The source added that a few hours later, the hoodlums were said to have allowed the owner of the farm and one other person to go free while holding on to the three other victims.
While confirming the attack via WhatsApp message on Monday, the state Police Command Spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, said the incident was being treated as a kidnapping case.
She explained that the two suspects believed to have taken part in the crime had been arrested and that efforts were ongoing to rescue other victims.
The PPRO stated further that the men of the command in the police division and local hunters had begun to comb the forest to apprehend the suspects and rescue the victims.
She said, “There were five of them that were kidnapped at the farm, but two were later released. They were the ones that identified them as suspects. The driver who came to take some eggs, one female worker, and one other are believed to be victims.
“The two victims that were released have identified the two suspects we arrested after our men, in collaboration with local hunters and other security agencies, combed the bush.”
