The Osun Police Command has confirmed the alleged kidnap of three travellers along Ikesha-Akure Express way on Monday night.
The Command’s Spokesperson,Yemisi Opalola confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that the incident happened on Monday around 7.p.m in Iwaraja town of Oriade Local Government Area of the state.
According to her,some yet to be identified hoodlums emerged from the bush and opened fire, flattening the tyres of a Toyota Sienna bus with registration,Abuja ABJ 635DC, along Ilesha-Akure Expressway,by Iwaraja Forest.
“In the process,six passengers plus the driver of the bus were abducted,but three were lucky to have escaped.
” Intensive manhunt is, however underway by the police, local hunters and vigilantes to rescue the kidnapped victims and arrest the suspects. she said.
Opalola disclosed that the police had deployed men and officers to the forest where the kidnappers retreated after the abduction,in an attempt to rescue the victims.
She said the Command was not yet aware if any contact had been established with families of the victims to demand ransom.
