Suspected gunmen attack Osun community, kidnap ex-customs officer

Suspected gunmen on Monday night attacked a community in Ora Igbomina, Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun, allegedly kidnapped a former customs officer and killed one person.

Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday about the incident, the Inurin of Ora‑Igbomina, High Chief Sunday Fadipe, said that the bandits entered the town at about 7:00 p.m.

Fadipe said that, on arriving in the town, the bandits went straight to the residence of the former customs officer and abducted him.

According to him, the victim was returning home when the bandits, who had set an ambush at his house, abducted him.

Fadipe said that the bandits, while trying to escape through farmland in Akisa Area, saw a man working on his farm with a headlamp and allegedly shot him dead.

He said it was the deceased’s 10‑year‑old son, who was with him at the time of the incident, who came to town to report the matter.

Fadipe said the police had been informed about the incident and they are on the trail of the bandits.

Fadipe, however, called on the government to provide more security for the town, saying Ora‑Igbomina shares a boundary with Ekiti and Kwara states.