The Police in Kwara have confirmed the killing of two people and abduction of others by gunmen along Obbo Ayegunle-Osi road in Ekiti Local Government Area of the state.

This is contained in a statement issued by the command spokesman, Okasanmi Ajayi, on Monday in Ilorin.

He said the incident occurred at about 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. 

Mr Ajayi said gunmen forcefully attacked an 18-seater commercial bus with REG NO XC 167 MUN along Obbo Ayegunle-Osi road in Kwara.

“One of the gunmen shot into the vehicle and fatally injured the driver, one Akeem ‘M’ surname unknown, and one Mama Ariye’ F’, both of Obbo Ayegunle town, and abducted yet to be specified numbers of passengers.

“On receipt of the information by the police in Obbo Ayegunle, policemen, vigilantes, local hunters, and available members of sister agencies on ground immediately raced to the scene.” 

He said the bodies of the dead were deposited at Carosi Hospital mortuary for autopsy.

Mr Ajayi said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Tuesday Assayomo, subsequently directed a manhunt for the gunmen.

“The CP directed a 24 hourly patrol of the area in conjunction with other sister security agencies to boost the confidence of the people and to also prevent any further attack in the area,” he added.

(NAN)