Bishop of Jebba Diocese in Kwara State, Reverend Oluwaseun Aderogba, his wife, and his driver have been abducted by unknown gunmen on Sunday night.
The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, in a statement on Monday said investigations revealed that the victim’s vehicle developed a mechanical fault while traveling from Yewa, Ogun State, to Jebba en route an isolated area along New Oyo/Ogbomoso Expressway.
They were said to have been abducted during the process.
According to Osifeso, the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations at the state police command has commenced a rescue operation.
He said the tactical teams of the command’s anti-kidnapping squad, Ambush Squad, Puff Adder, Police Mobile Force (PMF), Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), and conventional police personnel, as well as local hunters and vigilantes, are all involved in the rescue operations.