Gunmen have abducted 32 persons in Ondo State.
The 32 victims were reportedly returning from a burial service in Benin City, Edo State Capital over the weekend when the incident happened.
It was gathered that the victims were waylaid by the gunmen while travelling in a Coaster bus.
Confirming the abduction, the Commandant of the Info State Security Network, Amotekun Corps, Chief Adetunji Adeleye said the Corps had commenced searching of the Benin-Ifon to Owo forest in order to rescue the abducted persons.
Adetunji Adeleye, Commandant of the corps in the state, confirmed the incident and said that the command would do all possible to rescue the victims.
In order to release the victims, the Amotekun Corps and other security agencies, according to Adeleye, had been informed and had since started a search and rescue operation
