The Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture, Chief Folorunso Olabode was on Sunday abducted by unknown gunmen on his way from Ado-Ekiti to his hometown in Iye-Ekiti, Ilejemeje LGA of Ekiti State.
Confirming it in a statement ,the State commissioner for Information and values orientation,Muyiwa Olumilua said initial reports shows that the kidnappers shot one person in his entourage, the driver of the vehicle, a serving Councillor.
He said the State Governor has mandated the security agencies in the State to ensure their prompt and safe release, while assuring residents that adequate measures are ongoing, to maintain the peace and security of the State. He promised that all perpetrators of this and any crime will be brought to book.
The Commissioner for Police in Ekiti State, Amba Asuquo, has confirmed that a team has already been dispatched, and are on the trail of the abductors, with a view to securing their release.