Suspected kidnappers on Sunday abducted two Chinese nationals, identified as Chen Wenguang and Liang Ding, in the Kémta/Abule-Owu area along Onigbedu Road in Ogun State.
It was gathered that the foreigners who are affiliated with Good One Carton Company situated in the area left the company around 1:45 pm to visit their friends without any security operatives.
Confirming the incident on Monday, the spokesperson of the state police command, Omolola Odutola, said the kidnappers had contacted the company to demand a ransom for their release.
Odutola said, “The company’s security supervisor reported that one of the expatriates called to inform him that Wenguang and Ding had been kidnapped and that the kidnappers were demanding money in exchange for their release.
She noted that security operatives in the state have begun a manhunt to rescue the victims.
“Our operatives in the Ewekoro Division, with the assistance of local vigilantes, military personnel from the Social Orientation and Safety Corps, local hunters, and other security groups, thoroughly searched the entire Kémta Village forest for the duo but were unable to find them.”
She added that efforts are ongoing to secure their release.
