On Wednesday night, a woman was kidnapped and her husband was shot by gunmen suspected of being kidnappers in the Pelebe axis of Akure South Local Government Area in Ondo State.
The attack, which took place in the community’s Ogunti Camp area, has left the locals in a panic.
The state has been dealing with ongoing security issues in recent weeks, with armed individuals killing and kidnapping people every day.
The development also sparked a number of protests in local villages, when locals and young people chastised the government for failing to uphold its duty to protect people and property.
The people fled for their lives as the heavily armed militants invaded the neighborhood and fired intermittently into the air, according to sources.
According to one of the sources, the husband, Daniel Adesida, a tomato farmer, was murdered by the armed men as he tried to stop them from kidnapping his wife. The pair was outside their home when the gunmen approached.
The farmer was lying in a pool of his own blood after the shot, and the gunmen carried his wife away.
Adesida was saved and brought to the police clinic for medical care, according to police public relations officer Jimoh Abayomi, who also confirmed the event and said the area had been secured.
In order to capture the escaping suspects, the Commissioner of Police has ordered increased patrols, bush-combing operations, and intelligence collection throughout the impacted area and surrounding villages.
Residents are reassured by the order that every effort would be made to find and prosecute the offenders. The public is asked to exercise caution and to report any suspicious activity or people to the closest police station right once.
