BEVERLY HILLS, April 10, (THEWILL) – About 26 hunters organised to rescue an abducted medical doctor and a nurse were ambushed by gunmen in the Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Two of the hunters got shot when their team launched a manhunt and rescue mission for the duo taken by kidnappers.
The doctor, Oladunni Odetola, who is the head of the Ogun State General Hospital, Imeko, and the nurse, Mrs. Bamgbose, were abducted on the Abeokuta-Imeko road on Wednesday night in Ogun State.
A search party was quickly organised by the people of Imeko, who put 26 hunters on the kidnappers trail, to rescue the medical personnel.
The hunters were ambushed on their way.
THEWILL gathered that the hunters were waylaid as they approached the scene of the incident.
A source said: “We hired 10 motorbikes and two motorcycles and sent 26 local hunters in search of our dear and only medical doctor in service of the whole General Hospital in Imeko.
“On their way, they met these gunmen with AK-47 rifles, who dared and engaged our local vigilantes, wounded two of them and set the two cars and nine of the 10 motorcycles ablaze. In fact, one of the bikes was a brand new one. We have since rushed the injured hunters to the hospital. We want the government to help us.”
The source said the kidnappers established contact with the family of the doctor and the nurse and have demanded a ransom of N20 million.
When contacted, the state Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ogunlaja Oladayo, who confirmed the incident said, “Yes, it is true. But we have allowed the security operatives to do their job. We don’t want anything to jeopardise the process.”
Also confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said, “Police detectives are on the trail of the abductors.”
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