Gunmen have abducted two Chinese nationals near Kemta, along Onigbedu in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident on Monday in Abeokuta.
Odutola stated that the police are actively working to secure the release of the victims. She also mentioned that the kidnappers have contacted the victims' company to demand a ransom.
"The company's security supervisor reported that one of the expatriates called to inform him that Wenguang and Ding had been kidnapped, and that the kidnappers were demanding money in exchange for their release," Odutola said.
She further explained that operatives from the Ewekoro Division, along with local vigilantes, military personnel from the Social Orientation and Safety Corps, local hunters, and other security groups, conducted a thorough search of the Kemta Village forest but were unable to locate the victims.
Efforts to secure the release of the two individuals are ongoing.
