Unknown gunmen stormed Olla town in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara state and kidnapped one Olujala Adegboja, said to be brother of the monarch.
It was gathered that Adegboja has a farm around the area where he was ambushed in a van on his way home from the farm at about 7pm.
Spokesman of the Police Command, Okasanmi Ajayi, who disclosed this on Sunday said that the anti-kidnapping and other tactical teams in conjunction with local hunters and vigilantes have launched a search and rescue mission for the victim as directed by the state police commissioner.
The kidnappers, who shot sporadically before kidnapping the victim, demanded N200m ransom for his release but later reduced it to N10m.
The victim is also a brother of a PDP chieftain Hon. Onijala, a former aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan.
He reportedly sustained serious injuries from machete cuts, was overpowered and whisked away to an unknown destination.
The kidnap operation, sources said lasted for about one hour in which sporadic gunshots were heard by the people of the community.
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