Eight of the 25 victims kidnapped along the Owo/Ifon/Benin expressway in Ondo state have been freed.
The victims were rescued by police operatives, according to the Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Police Command, SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya.
She stated that authorities had rescued 8 of the victims and that efforts are being made to rescue the remaining victims unharmed.
The victims are said to be members of the Choir of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Oke Igan, Akure, the state capital were abducted on Friday around Elegbeka village while they were on their way to Ifon for a funeral ceremony.
The Owo/Ifon/Benin Expressway has become a dangerous corridor as several cases of kidnappings and armed robbery have happened in the area in recent times.
It would be recalled that a grade A traditional ruler in the State, The Olufon of Ifon, Oba Israel Adeusi was killed around Elegbeka while travelling from Akure to Ifon in November, 2020.