Gunmen Kidnap Businesswoman Along Ikirun-Osogbo Road

A businesswoman, whose name is withheld has been reported kidnapped by gunmen along Ikirun-Osogbo Road in the early hours of Friday.

The spokesperson for the police in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria.

Ms Opalola said that the victim (a female trader) was coming from Ilorin towards Ile-Ife in Osun, when the vehicle she was inside was ambushed by the kidnappers.

According to her, the driver of the vehicle managed to escape from the kidnappers and reported the incident to the Police Station in Iragbiji.

She said that immediately after the incident was reported, police team was deployed to the scene and later joined by local hunters to comb the area to rescue the victim.