Gunmen kidnap three in Osun

• Published date: 24 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Three persons were yesterday reportedly abducted by gunmen at a farming village in Iwo Town, Iwo Local Government Area of Osun, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

NAN also learnt that the victims were abducted from their farm in Ologun Area of Iwo, at night.

The identities of the victims were given as Hamzat Ibrahim, Deere Ibrahim and an unnamed man.

Police Public Relations Officer in Osun, Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed this to journalists, added that efforts were on to rescue them.

Opalola, a Superintendent, said one Hamidat Ibraheem reported the case to the Police Division in Iwo.

She said police officers, hunters and other local security agencies were combing the forest to rescue the victims.

NAN reports that the fresh abduction happened the same day after the remaining two members of the four...