Suspected kidnappers have reportedly abducted the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TMC News, Oshibanjo Oluwatosin, who is a journalist and human rights activist, in Ogun State.
The gunmen reportedly stormed the journalist’s residence in Ijebu-Ode on Tuesday and whisked him away.
A source told SaharaReporters on Wednesday that his phone had been switched off. Efforts to locate him have been unsuccessful.
“A formal complaint has been filed with the Police Area Commander and Igbeba Police Station, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.
“Please contact the nearest police station or call 08078608667 with any information,” the source said.
Confirming the abduction, the state police command Public Relations Officer, SP Odutola Omolola, said, “Preliminary investigation has commenced.”
In other news, Boko Haram In Viral Video, Executes Two Red Cross Staff, Woman In Borno
Meanwhile, an unconfirmed video clip has surfaced, allegedly showing armed members of Boko Haram gruesomely murdering two staff members of the Red Cross in the Ngoshe Community of Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State.
This tragic incident adds to the ongoing violence in the region, following a disturbing trend of killings targeting farmers and the abduction of numerous individuals in Gwoza and the nearby Kirawa town.
Terrorists have also been accused of looting unripe crops from farmlands, exacerbating the plight of local farmers struggling to survive amidst insecurity.
According to Vanguard, in the video clip obtained yesterday, the leader of the terrorists who did not mention his name, said in Hausa language, “Many of our elders and children have been molested by security agencies, but Allah (God), in his infinite mercy to our struggles, has successfully led to the arrest of some staff working with Red Cross as well as some elderly women, including one of my sisters.
“This is in addition to the successful killing of many security agencies and infidels and our great enemies.
“With these saboteurs we have captured, one of the females is my sister but because these women appear to be old in age, we will allow them to go free, while we execute the remaining enemies to indicate that we are fully on ground and to show the world that God Almighty is on our side as true Muslims.”
