Mrs Omogbene
Adeborile, 65, mother-in-law to Oba Fredrick Obateru-Akinruntan, Olugbo of
Ugboland, has been abducted by gunmen in Igbotako in Ondo State. Adeborile
was abducted on Saturday at her residence in Igbotako, Okitipupa Local
Government Area of Ondo State, at about 10p.m.
Adeborile is
the wife of Chief Babatunde Adeborile, Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, Igbotako Ward II.
One of the
residents, who preferred anonymity, said: “I was in my house when I heard
gunshots. I thought they were armed robbers; I scampered for safety and started
praying.
“I later
learned that eight gunmen took Mama into a waiting vehicle and
escaped before the police came.”
Efforts to
get a member of the Adeborile family to comment on the incident proved
abortive.
Chief
Solomon Bitire, the Caretaker Chairman, Okititipupa Local Government Area,
confirmed the incident, saying that he would meet the Commissioner of Police on
the matter.
Bitire said:
“The incident is true. The Commissioner of Police is aware of the matter. I
will be meeting him over the matter.”
Mr. Isaac
Eke, the Commissioner of Police, also confirmed the story. He said
investigation was going on to unravel those behind the abduction.
“We received
a report on the matter and we are on top of the situation,” Eke said.
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