Suspected kidnappers have abducted the Director of Administration in Gbonyin Local Government Council, Ekiti State, Mr. David Jejelowo.
The director was kidnapped with his driver, whose name was not disclosed.
Both victims were taken to an unknown destination.
The latest abduction occurred barely a week after an accountant with Emure Local Government Council, Mr. Abayomi Ajayi, was killed and two other workers were kidnapped on Ise Ekiti-Ikere Ekiti Road.
The police confirmed the abduction, saying the victims were kidnapped on Monday evening.
Spokesman Caleb Ikechukwu, however, said the driver has been released.
He said: โThe abduction happened on Ado-Ijan Road and involved the director of Administration of Gbonyin Local Government and his driver, but the driver has been released.
โOur men are working round the clock to ensure that the man (director) is rescued.
โThe driver has been giving us useful information to facilitate the release.โ Ikechukwu added that the command was mapping out strategies to arrest kidnappers who, he said, appeared to have found a flourishing business in abducting prominent people for ransom, thereby creating fears among residents.
Seeks monarchsโ support
Ekiti State Government will today hold an emergency security council meeting to tackle kidnapping and other crimes, Deputy Governor Bisi Egbeyemi said yesterday.
Egbeyemi, in a statement by his Special Assistant (Media), Odunayo Ogunmola, said the meeting is expected to be chaired by Governor Kayode Fayemi, adding that heads of security agencies will be in attendance.
He said it was to tighten security.
Egbeyemi, who spoke while receiving members of the Association of Ekiti Traditional Chieftaincy Title Holders in his office in Ado-Ekiti, said the government was taking steps to ensure security of lives and property.
He said the government was soliciting the support of traditional rulers and chiefs to tackle kidnapping and other crimes.
The monarchs, led by their spokesman, the Odofinyin
of Iyin-Ekiti, High Chief Ayodeji Esan, listed a 10-point demand, which included official recognition by the government and their involvement in the maintenance of peace and security in each community.
They advised the government to involve local hunters and vigilance groups as part of measures to curb kidnapping.
