Gunmen have reportedly killed a yet-to-be identified man in Ekiti state and abducted his wife and daughter.
According to reports, the man who was travelling with his family in a Lexus 330 Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) was ambushed between Ewu-Ayetoro-Ekiti road in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
It was gathered that the victims were on their way back from an event when unfortunate incident occurred.
An eyewitness said: “The man and the family were returning to their base when they were waylaid. The victim was shot in the head and chest.
“They didn’t take the vehicle, they only left the corpse of the man and other people in the vehicle were taken away.
“There was pool of blood inside the Jeep and this made people to suspect that those who did the work were kidnappers”.
Confirming the incident, the Police Spokesman, Sunday Abutu, added that the sympathizers could not do much to save the victim, as he died on the spot.
“The report we got was that, the family was traveling along that route and suddenly some suspected gunmen fired gunshots at them, killing the husband and took away the wife and their daughter.
“The police have mobilised to the spot and combing the surrounding forests with other agencies like the Amotekun Corps, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, local hunters and vigilance group.
“Killings and kidnappings are two evils all of us as patriotic citizens must join hands with security agencies to defeat.
“Those perpetrating these didn’t mean well for our country and we must all perceive them as enemies of this nation”, he said.
A few months ago, the traditional ruler of Ewu-Ekiti, Oba Adetutu Ajayi, in Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, had a close shave with death, as he was shot by bandits on April 10, 2021.
Also on June 10, 2021, two hotel workers in Ayetoro-Ekiti were kidnapped while the hotel security guard, who was inflicted with several machete cuts, is still recuperating in an undisclosed hospital in the State.
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