{"id":84679,"date":"2021-09-20T20:37:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T19:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=84679"},"modified":"2021-09-20T22:14:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T21:14:31","slug":"gunmen-kidnap-would-be-couple-one-week-to-wedding-in-ekiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/20\/gunmen-kidnap-would-be-couple-one-week-to-wedding-in-ekiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen kidnap would-be couple one week to wedding in Ekiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gunmen on Sunday abducted a would-be couple planning to get married next week in Ilasa-Ekiti-Ayebode Road, in Ekiti East Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>Police spokesman in the state, ASP Sunday Abutu, who disclosed this said three persons had been arrested in connection with the abduction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe learnt that the couple came to Ado Ekiti and were returning to their base when they were picked up by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/19\/gunmen-attack-kogi-church-abduct-two-worshippers-kill-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gunmen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImmediately we got the report, the Police Commissioner, Babatunde Mobayo, mobilised our men and officers to the surrounding forests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I speak, our men are working in conjunction with \u201cAmotekun\u2019\u2019 Corps, local hunters and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/20\/kogi-vigilante-group-kills-11-suspected-bandits-arrests-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vigilance groups<\/a>, combing the forests to free the victims,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>ASP Abutu said those arrested had been detained at the police headquarters in Ado-Ekiti and would be arraigned as soon as investigations were concluded.<\/p>\n<p>He said that efforts were on to arrest other accomplices.<\/p>\n<p>According to News Agency of Nigeria, eyewitnesses said the victims were seized on Ilasa-Ekiti-Ayebode Road, in Ekiti East Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>The victims were returning from Ado Ekiti, where they had gone to make purchases preparatory to their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/20\/police-stray-bullet-kills-25-year-old-man-hours-to-his-sisters-wedding-in-edo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wedding<\/a> when they were abducted.<\/p>\n<p>Family members of the victims said that the abductors had contacted the family and demanded N5 million ransom to secure their freedom.<\/p>\n<p>One eyewitness said the vehicle conveying the would-be couple was attacked at a bad portion of the highway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe deplorable condition of our roads seems to be a major factor responsible for these repeated cases of kidnapping,\u2019\u2019 the eyewitness stressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gunmen on Sunday abducted a would-be couple planning to get married next week in Ilasa-Ekiti-Ayebode Road, in Ekiti East Local Government Area. 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