Police on the trail of abductors of traveller in Osun

The Osun Police Command on Monday said it has launched a manhunt after some suspected gunmen kidnapped a passenger along Ife/Ilesha expressway in the State.

The Nation gathered gunmen waylaid a commercial bus travelling along the expressway on Saturday April 24, 2021 around 7:40pm and abducted the passenger.

It was learnt local hunters and others security operatives have been drafted to the bush to rescue the victim since Saturday night.

Spokesperson of Osun Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed that one traveller Okunade Yinka was kidnapped at Akire junction.

She said: “An intensive manhunt is in place by operative and local vigilantes to rescue the victim.”