Gunmen Kidnap N-Power Teachers, Principal

Some yet-to-be identified gunmen have reportedly whisked away at least five staff of August Community Grammar school in Ondo State.

It was reported that three N-Power teachers were among the five people involved in the Thursday ambush by the assailants.

The three abducted Federal Government N-Power employees are revealed as Oloyede Bukola, Adagunodo Funmilayo and Blessing Okeke.

Naija News learnt that they were abducted in the afternoon yesterday while travelling in a Toyota car along Auga-Ise Road in Akoko East local government area.

The school Principal, Joshua Adeyemi and his vice, Ifedayo Yesufu were also kidnapped during the operation.

According to TVC News, an eyewitness had revealed that the incident occurred while the school staff were travelling in a blue Toyota Corolla car belonging to the school Principal.

 

One of the victims, Okeke who was released after the kidnappers reportedly discovered she was pregnant, said they were ambushed and whisked away into the thick forest.

 

Responding to the disturbing occurrence, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ikare division, Oladutoye Akinwan, said detectives have been deployed to comb the forest in a bid to secure the release of the victims.

Akinwa added that the vehicle in which the victims were travelling before their abduction had been recovered from the spot which it was abandoned by the kidnappers.