Some gunmen have stormed an area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital and kidnapped three worshippers, including a police inspector.
NPO Reports gathered that there was panic in the area as people ran for their lives when sounds of gunshots rent the air as the kidnappers made for their victims within the mosque said to be located at the Soyoye area of the city.
The police inspector was identified as Kamorudeen Bello while the two others could not be identified as at press time.
Police spokesman in Ogun, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident.
He confirmed that the three regained their freedom but could not confirm if anyone paid any ransome.
The kidnappers were said to be unaware of the identity of the policeman before he was taken away.
The source said, “I don’t know how much each of them paid, but I think the police inspector parted with about N700,000 before he was released.”
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the abduction.
However, Oyeyemi said he was not aware of any payment of ransom.
He added that the police would not relent in dealing with kidnappers and other criminal elements in the state.