OGUN: Two Chinese abducted in Oba town, day before Amotekun inauguration

GOVERNOR Dapo Abiodun has condemned the abduction of two Chinese on their farms in Oba town in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state.

The governor, who lamented the spate of abductions of Chinese nationals in the state, expressed hope that the inauguration of the state wing of the South-West Joint Security Outfit, codenamed, Amotekun will curb the menace and other criminality.

Abiodun spoke at the inauguration of Amotekun yesterday at the Arcade Ground, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

The abducted Chinese nationals were said to be working with a fishery and poultry company in the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the abductors accessed the farm through the River Ogun and escaped with the captives through the route.

He said, “We are working to locate and rescue the victims.”

The governor at the inauguration said, “There have been incidents of kidnapping in the state in the last one week with Nigerians and Chinese Nationals as victims.

“Through combined efforts of our security agencies working with locals, some of the victims have been rescued.

“A number of initiatives are being put together to stem this ugly tide and other forms of criminality in the state.”

The governor said Amotekun was not meant to compete with other security agencies, but to complement and strengthen the security apparatus of the state.

The governor, who decorated Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, as the ‘Super Marshall of Amotekun Corps’, noted that the security challenges facing the state and the nation needed the cooperation of all Nigerians and security agencies who should work in harmony.