Gunmen abduct hotel manager and guest in Ondo (Details, pics)

Some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Saturday evening abducted two persons in Supare-Akoko in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The victims were said to be a manager of a popular hotel in the town and a guest who lodged in the hotel. The names of the victims have not been revealed at the time of filling this report.

According to a source, the hoodlums dragged the victims out of the hotel and moved them into a waiting vehicle before driving them out of the town to an unknown destination.

It was gathered that one of the victims was a guest who was in the town for a funeral ceremony. As at press time, it was learnt that no contact has been made with the families of the victims concerning their whereabouts.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Femi Joseph, said the state commissioner of police, Mr. Gbenga Adeyanju, has ordered men of the state police command to begin search for the victims.

He added that the command was already working hard to ensure the release of the two abducted persons, urging the families of the victims and the people of the town and the state at large to remain calm.

Joseph said, "We are already working on the arrest of the culprits and I can assure you that the suspects will not go free."