Suspected gunmen have abducted a tipper driver, identified as Tobi Abdulmalik Oluwatuyi, along the Akure–Owo Expressway in Ondo State.
The incident reportedly occurred around 6 a.m near Ilu Abo, when the truck he was driving developed a mechanical fault. While attempting to fix the vehicle, the attackers were said to have emerged from the surrounding bush and seized him.
The driver’s assistant, popularly called the motor boy, managed to flee and quickly alerted residents and passersby in the area.
Confirming the development, the owner of the truck, Monday Ayesoro, said the matter had been reported to security agencies for immediate intervention.
Reacting, the Commander of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as the Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, said operatives had launched a search and rescue operation to free the victim.
According to him, “We are already combing the forest and have blocked the routes leading to Ise in Ekiti State to prevent the kidnappers from escaping. We are on top of the situation and determined to secure the victim’s release.”
Adeleye assured residents that the security outfit was working closely with other agencies to ensure the safe rescue of the abducted driver and maintain peace along the busy highway.