Gunmen Attack Osun-Kwara Boundary, Kidnap Ex-Customs Officer, Kill Chief
Residents of Ora, a community on the Osun-Kwara boundary, were thrown into panic on Monday evening when gunmen abducted retired Customs officer Emmanuel Owolabi from the front of his house on Akisa Road.
The victim’s wife, Titilayo, recounted that the incident occurred shortly before 7 p.m. She explained that her husband had visited her shop around 6:30 p.m. and asked her to return home.
“When I got home, I cooked and was about to serve my children their food when I heard a gunshot,” she said.
“I initially thought the shots were from hunters who sometimes come around, but the gunshots became sporadic. Later, I heard my husband’s voice outside our fence.”
She continued: “I didn’t know he was being held by bandits. I went out to check what was happening. One of the gunmen jumped over the fence into our compound. Those I saw were young boys. I knelt down and spoke Hausa to him because they were speaking Hausa.
Instead of responding, he started beating me. He asked me for money. While all this was going on, they were firing shots. The next thing I heard was the sound of a motorcycle conveying my husband towards the bush.”
According to Titilayo, the two assailants inside their compound then fled. “My husband is a retired Customs officer. People should help us bring him back home safely,” she pleaded.
Community sources also reported that the fleeing gunmen shot and killed a village chief identified as Dennis, who was returning from his farm at the time.
When contacted on Tuesday, Osun State Police Command spokesperson Abiodun Ojelabi confirmed the incident. “Immediately the incident happened yesterday, police operatives and other volunteers chased after the gunmen,” Ojelabi stated. “We are working hard to rescue the victim.”
He added that while one person was shot, the fatal shooting occurred in Kwara State. “One person was shot, but not within Osun. Where they killed him falls within Kwara State,” he said, confirming that additional deployments have been made to comb the surrounding bush area.
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