Barely a week after four persons were kidnapped at Ayebode, in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State, eight persons have been kidnapped at Itapaji Ekiti in the same council area.

The kidnappers, it was learnt, contacted the family, demanding for the sum of N50 million as ransom.

An eyewitness told reporters that the gunmen stormed a house located in the town around 9.30pm, shot sporadically into the air and took away eight occupants of the building.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the sad incident, said a special police operative as well as the JTF squads have been deployed to the area to ensure they rescue the victims and apprehend the culprits.