Residents Protest Kidnap of Nine Surveyors In Akure
Residents in Akure, the Ondo state capital, storm major Streets of the town protesting the abduction of nine surveyors on the site in Akure North Local Government Area.
The protesters in their hundreds disclosed that the surveyors were abducted by some gunmen while on site at Ilu-Abo on Tuesday last week.
Converging on the residence of the Ejeminkin of ijemikin in Akure, High Chief Oluwole Omotayo in the state capital as early as 9am, the protesters condemned the surge in the rate of kidnapping in the state in recent time.
They lamented that the nine surveyors were working on the site when the armed men suddenly emerged from the bush and took them away to unknown destination.
Marching from Ijemikin to the Governor’s Office, the protesters, who were mostly women, called on Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to take quick and decisive actions in checking activities of kidnappers, killer herdsmen and other criminals who have penetrated the communities in the state.
Speaking on behalf of the governor, the Special Adviser(Union Matters and Special Duties), Mr Taiwo Bola, however, blamed the nine kidnapped surveyors for going to the site without security operatives.
He blamed them for collecting huge money from their client but failed to spend money on their security.
Mr Bola alleged the people of the community for being the perpetrators of the abduction of the nine surveyors.
