Gunmen Kidnap Expatriate, Kill Driver, Soldier In Ondo

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In what will come across as a really startling development, some gunmen have reportedly kidnapped an expatriate at Ogbonmo area of Ijebu-Owo in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State

The gunmen also killed a soldier, who was said to be a security escort of the victim, who is an engineer.

The driver of the victim was also killed by the gunmen.

The identity of the victims had not been revealed at the time of filing this report.

According to a source, the incident occurred at about 5.30 pm on Wednesday.

The source said, “The man we call white engineer has been kidnapped. His driver and his security soldier were killed. The gunmen fired many shots into the air to disperse the people around.”

The Police Public Relations Officer of the State Command, Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident and said efforts were ongoing to secure ree of the victim.

Details later…