A traditional ruler in Ondo State, Chief Adeniyi Adelana has been kidnapped while his abductors shot his wife.
Adelana is the Baale of Ode Oriya Village. He was abducted on Sunday night at his residence.
The marauding kidnappers stormed the community on the fateful day and carried out the dastardly act under the cover of darkness.
According to reports, they went away with the 60-year-old chief through bush paths leading out of the community.
Police spokesperson in the State Command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh said a manhunt has been launched for the perpetrators alongside efforts to secure the release of the Baale.
“The Ondo State Police Command has launched a coordinated rescue operation following the abduction of a community leader by suspected kidnappers in Ode Oriya Village, Owo Local Government Area of the state.
“Preliminary reports indicate that at about 8:05 pm on the reported date, a group of approximately six armed men stormed the residence of Mr Adeniyi Adelana, aged 60, the Baale of Ode Oriya Village.
“The assailants reportedly invaded the premises under the cover of darkness and forcefully whisked the victim away through a nearby bush path to an unknown destination.
“Upon receipt of the distress report, the Divisional Police Officer, B Division, Owo, immediately mobilised a combined team of police operatives and other security personnel to the scene.
“The area was swiftly secured, and a preliminary assessment of the crime scene was conducted as part of ongoing investigative efforts,” Jimoh wrote in a statement he released in respect of the issue.
