Gunmen kidnap traditional head, three others in Ondo
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure
The traditional head of Iku quarters, the Oniku of Iku, in Ikare Akoko, Ondo State, High Chief Mukaila Bello and three others have been kidnapped.
The four men were abducted on Thursday evening along Ago Paanu axis of Owo-Ikare road, while traveling from Akure to Ikare.
The three other victims were Chief Gbafinro, a former state House of Assembly candidate for Akoko North-East Constituency, Adeniran Adeyemo and a community leader, Bashiru Adekile.
The driver of the car in which the four men were travelling was seriously injured during the kidnapping and is now receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Owo.
The kidnappers are yet to contact families of the victims as at the time of filing this report.
A family member of one of the victims confirmed the incident to WesternPost.
The police in State Police Command is yet to confirm the development