Abductors of three staff of the Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, have released them.
The victims, two males and a female, who were kidnapped in Idominasi in the Obokun Local Government Area of the state on Monday, were freed on Thursday
It was gathered that the victims were travelling from Ilesha to Osogbo when their vehicle was stopped and they were abducted by four heavily-armed men.
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Confirming their release, the spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, Folasade Odoro, said, “The victims have been released; our men worked tirelessly to secure their release. Give me more time to get the details of what happened; I will get back to you.”
The police spokeswoman had earlier noted that, “The vehicle conveying the victims was reportedly blocked and the occupants were abducted by four gun-wielding men wearing military and vigilante uniforms.
“Recovered at the scene was an army cap reasonably suspected to belong to one of the suspects. Meanwhile, the dragnet has been spread out with a view to safely rescuing the victims and bringing the culprits to book.”
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