Twins, aides of traditional ruler kidnapped in Kwara
Kidnappers have abducted the twin children of a traditional ruler Oba Semuel Adelodun, the Owalobo of Obbo Aiyegunle, in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara.
The police in a statement signed by its spokesperson in the state, Ajayi Okasanmi, said the traditional ruler’s driver, his security detail and the house help were also abducted.
Mr Okasanmi said the victims were kidnapped on Thursday on their way home from School at Omu-Aran in Irepodun Local Government Area of the state.
He assured that police had dispatched the anti-kidnap and other tactical units alongside local hunters and vigilantes to embark on a search-and-rescue operation in the area.
He expressed the commitment of the command to ensure security of lives and property of residents of Kwara.
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