Unknown gunmen have abducted a-yet-to-be identified man and killed his driver in Ondo State, south-west region of Nigeria.
The incident occurred on Thursday, January 7, while the abducted person was traveling with his driver on the Ise/Isua Akoko Road.
Confirming the ugly incident on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer Ondo State, Tee-Leo Ikoro said that the abducted person is yet to be rescued.
He added that the corpse of the driver which was found inside the car has been recovered and deposited at the mortuary in the State Specialist Hospital in Ikare- Akoko.
Meanwhile, sources told newsmen that the kidnappers have contacted the family of the victim and requested for the payment of a ransom to secure his release.
The PPRO however said that the police have deployed its men to the nearby forest to rescue the abductee and apprehend the perpetrators.
The incident occurred two days after a couple and two other persons were abducted by gunmen at Uso community in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
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