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Osun traditional ruler dies searching for 2 wives kidnapped by gunmen
A traditional ruler, Oba Adetoyese Olakisan of Imesi-Ile in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State has died while searching for his two wives who were kidnapped in his residence by some gunmen.
The gunmen had invaded the residence of Olakisan, who is also the Oba Ogboni Agbaye and Awise Iwase of Yorubaland, on Sunday and whisked the women away.
The spokesperson, Osun State Command, SP Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday said the traditionalist immediately got into a vehicle to search for his wives, but the vehicle veered off the road and rammed into a tree.
She said, “The Ogboni Agbaye and the policeman in charge of Oke-Imesi, were in the vehicle with another woman, when they had the lone accident.
“They were rushed to the hospital where they all died later.
“Police operatives are, however, still inside the forest to rescue the kidnapped women,’’ Opalola said.
Meanwhile, the PPRO also confirmed the release of a trader, who was earlier kidnapped on Friday by gunmen on Ikirun-Osogbo Road
Opalola disclosed that the kidnappers abandoned their female victim in the bush after they got wind that the police were closing in on them.
She said the victim was going to Ile-Ife, also in Osun from Ilorin when the kidnappers ambushed the vehicle in which she was travelling.
Opalola said the driver of the vehicle, who managed to escape, alerted the police in Iragbiji town and operatives, with the assistance of local hunters, swung into action, combed the bushes around the scene and rescued the victim.
