Suspected herdsmen on Tuesday night killed one traveler and abducted others along the Osogbo/Ibokun road in Osun state.
The incident was said to have occurred at about 7:30 pm in Aje Bamidele village in Obokun Local Government Area, Osun State.
A source who pleaded anonymity said, “we heard several gunshots and we saw that vehicles plying the road are making U-turn.
“I got to know that they killed one traveller while they abducted others.”
Confirming the incident, the Field Commander of Osun State Amotekun Corps, Comrade Amitolu Shittu said, “One person was killed by the gunmen while they abducted yet-to-be-known numbers of travellers.
“We saw pellets of AK-47 used at the scene of the crime. We are still combing the forest to rescue those that were kidnapped.”
