Gunmen abduct lawyer in Osun

An Ibadan based legal practitioner Mr. Musibau Adetunmbi has been abducted in Iwaraja, Osun state by unknown gunmen.

Dr. Oluwole Akintayo, chairman of Ibadan branch of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) confirmed this to newsmen in Ibadan, Oyo state capital on Tuesday.

According to the NBA chairman:

“Mr. Musibau Adetunmbi was travelling on Monday to Ondo state to appear in a matter he had in Akure Ondo state for Tuesday morning when the incident happened.

” He was in the car with his driver and other team members when his vehicle was ambushed by suspected kidnappers.

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“Other team members were asked to alight while they ferried him and his driver to an unknown destination.

“We went to the spot where the incident happened today (Tuesday) and there was no trace yet of his whereabouts. We reported the matter to the Osun state police command.

“Unfortunately, no contact has been established with us or his family by his kidnappers.”

It was revealed that many travellers on Ibadan-Akure Road have in the recent time raised the alarm on the brazing manners with which kidnappers and armed robbers operating on the highway, in spite of the heavy presence of security agencies on the road.

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