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Suspected gunmen kill truck driver, kidnap another in Ondo
Suspected gunmen on Tuesday killed a truck driver, identified as Ojo Emmanuel, and popularly known as Destiny at Omi-Alafa area of Ifon in the Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State and abducted his friend Ajanaku, an official confirmed.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Tee-Leo Ikoro, who confirmed the incident said police men have been sent “Immediately the CP got the information, he quickly sent our men there. So we are after the bandits and they will soon be arrested.”
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An eye witness explained that “The two men are truck drivers. They deal in sand business. That was what they were doing early in the morning today (Tuesday) when the hoodlums attacked them. They shot Ojo while Ajanaku was whisked away.”
The source, however, said Ajanaku managed to escape from the kidnappers’ den, adding that he was receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in the area.
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