Gunmen on Friday evening shot dead a policeman and kidnapped a Chinese handling the new Ado-Iyin road in Ekiti State.
The gunmen, consistent with sources, attacked two Chinese nationals within the Ado-Ekiti end of the new road and shot dead a policeman in their entourage.
It was gathered that while one Chinese was abducted, the opposite was said to possess sustained gunshots injuries.
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Confirming the incident to Tribune Online, the Police PR Officer (PPRO) of Ekiti command, ASP Sunday Abutu, said operatives of the command had been dispatched and brushing the forest to make sure the safe return of the expatriate.
He said: “It’s confirmed that a kidnapping incident occurred today at about 4:30pm along new Ado-Iyin road where one civilian was kidnapped, round while one policeman was shot dead.
“Our operatives are already combing the forest for possible apprehension of the perpetrators.”
Abutu added that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Tunde Mobayo, “enjoins everyone to be calm and avoid any sort of apprehension because the Command will do everything possible to rescue the victim and arrest the culprits.”
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