Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a man who is a timber merchant in Ikole Ekiti, in Ekiti State.
It was gathered the incident occurred in the early hours of today along Ikole – Ara road in Ikole Local government area of the state.
Though the name of the victim (timber merchant) could not be ascertained at of time filling this report.
This incident occurred two weeks after two lovers were abducted along the route while returning to their base after purchasing some items for their wedding.
The couple were returning from Ado Ekiti, where they had gone shopping ahead of their wedding when they were abducted at a bad portion of the road along Ilasa Ekiti-Ayebode Ekiti Road in the Ekiti East Local Government area of Ekiti State.
Last month, our heritage reporter had reported that kidnappers had abducted a pregnant woman and two others in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.
It was gathered the incident occurred on Tuesday night at the Goshen Community area, Ajebandele area along Ado-Ikere road in Ado Ekiti.
The kidnappers stormed the Ajebandele area with sophisticated weapons and shot sporadically, causing pandemonium as residents scampered for safety.
Meanwhile, the commercial motorists in Ekiti State have raised the alarm over the majority of roads in the state that are no longer safe for both travellers and drivers for fear of attack by kidnappers.
The motorists lamented that several drivers and travellers had been kidnapped on the Ekiti roads and they appealed to the state government to tackle insecurity.
