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Armed men suspected to be bandits have attacked Imafon community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, abducting one Afolabi Ajayi.
The bandits were said to have attacked the victim on Monday at about 10.30am when he alighted from his car to enter into a poultry farm.
Mr Afolabi is reported to be the manager of the poultry farm.
A family source stated that the abductors were yet to make any contact with the manager’s family to demand for ransom.
”He (victim) came to the poultry farm this morning to check on the workers and how the farm was being run, but the gunmen rushed out from the bush and took him into an unknown destination in the forest,” the source who would not want to be named, said.
He also said the matter was immediately reported at the police station.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Abayomi Jimoh, said the men of the state police command had been deployed in the area to rescue the victim and apprehended the perpetrators.
”The command has been notified of a kidnapping incident at Ilado, where a farmer was abducted while working on his farm”l,” police spokesperson said.
”In swift response, additional security apparatus including tactical teams have been deployed and are currently combing the surrounding bush to ensure the safe rescue of the victim and apprehension of the perpetrators.
”The command assures the public that all necessary operational strategies are being employed, with utmost priority placed on the victim’s safety. Further updates will be communicated as the situation unfolds,” Jimoh stated .
A similar occured about a week ago when two persons, identified simply as Mr. Kolade and Mrs Olotutu, were kidnapped by suspected gunmen in Upenmen, Owo LGA of Ondo State.
The kidnappers afterwards demanded N50milion as ransom, a development which threw their families into despair.
The Police Spokesperson confirmed that the abduction was reported on April 21, 2026.
This same action of bush combing and deployment of tactical teams was promised.
Residents of the community cried out for help, as it had become a regular occurrence for bandits to raid the communities and kidnap their members.
Recently at its monthly meeting Afenifere, the Yoruba Social Political group expressed displeasure over the continued rise in the cases if banditry in the South West region.
The group called on governors of the South west to double its efforts in the fight against criminalut and banditry in the region through the empowerment of its security network also known as Amotekun.
Although security agencies are quick to parade suspected kidnappers said to have been arrested, nothing is often heard about their prosecution or conviction.