Incident of kidnapping has occurred again in Osun as a trader coming from Ilorin Kwara state was kidnapped on Friday near Ikirun.
The state Police Command confirmed the abduction saying the trader was traveling with her goods in the early hours of Friday.
The command spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident saying that the victim (a female trader) was coming from Ilorin towards Ile-Ife in Osun, when the vehicle she was inside was ambushed by the kidnappers.
Opalola said the driver of the vehicle managed to escape from the kidnappers and reported the incident to the Police Station in Iragbiji.
She said that immediately the incident was reported, police team was deployed to the scene and later joined by local hunters to comb the area to rescue the victim.
It was learnt that the incident is the first case of kidnapping recorded in Osun since January.