Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a medical personnel simply identified as Baba Rasheed in Surulere local government area of oyo state.
This is coming after about 72 hours of ex-governor Alao Akala’s farm supervisor, Christopher Bakare was released on ransom.
Sources disclosed that the victim who operates a private clinic, Titilade hospital, Gbede, was waylaid while driving along Ogbomoso-Ilorin highway on Friday night.
Vanguard reported that, the gunmen forced his vehicle to a stop before whisking him away to an unknown destination.
Recall that Bakare, a supervisor at the TDB farm of late former governor of the state, Otunba Alao-Akala was kidnapped last weekend and the abductors placed an N100million ransom on him. They late settled down to N5million after four days of negotiation.
Confirming the abduction, however, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Adewale Osifeso, said the matter was being investigated.
“Investigation is ongoing, updates would be provided accordingly, please.” He added.
Commenting on the development, the state Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Dr. Ayotunde Fasunla condemned the incident.
Fasunla, however, revealed that the victim was not a medical doctor but only operates at a private medical facility at the boundary between Oyo and Kwara States.