The Ekiti State Police Command on Sunday said that in collaboration with other security outfits, it is combing the bushes to rescue a popular trader, Alhaja Nusirat Saliu, who was abducted on Saturday in Iyemero-Ekiti.
ASP Sunday Abutu, the command’s Spokesperson in Ekiti, disclosed this to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti while reacting to the invasion of the community by gunmen on Saturday evening.
“We have begun serious work on the matter. We are working with other security agencies to track down these evildoers,” Abutu said.
An atmosphere of panic was said to have gripped the people of Iyemero-Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti, on Saturday, as unknown gunmen invaded the community and abducted the popular trader in the process.
The invasion, which was heralded by sporadic gunshots, also witnessed attack on an unidentified farmer who was left with severe injuries to the head.
According to an eyewitness, the invasion and abduction happened around 8 pm.
