A yet to be identified gunmen have reportedly kidnapped the Magaji Erubu, Dr Zubair Folorunsho Oba Erubu, in Ilorin, the state capital.
FACTUAL NAIJA NEWS gathered that the victim, who is also a retired Permanent Secretary in the state's Civil Service, was said to be returning from Ilorin metropolis to retire at his Ago-Oja residence when the kidnappers struck and seized him at gunpoint at about 10:pm on Thursday.
Confirming the incident this morning, the Spokesman of the Kwara State Police command, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, said the state Commissioner of Police, Tuesday Assayomo, had directed a rescue operation to ensure timely release of the victim from the kidnappers’ den.
“The kidnap incident is confirmed. The commissioner of police, CP Tuesday Assayomo has ordered a discreet investigation, rescue and arrest of the kidnappers immediately he got the information”, Okasanmi said.