Gunmen who killed an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Segun Ayebulu, and kidnapped three other persons on Saturday have demanded N30 million for their captives.
The officer, attached to the Ekiti Command, was shot dead by the hoodlums while traveling along Oke Ako-Irele road in Ekiti State.
Irele Ekiti, in Ajoni Local Council Development Area of Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State, is located between Ekiti and Kwara State.
The incident reportedly occurred between 6.30 and 7 p.m. on Saturday.
The gunmen were said to have shot sporadically into the air to stop the vehicle and the victim was said to have been hit by bullets in the head and chest when the driver was making effort to escape the scene.
It was also gathered that some farmers who witnessed the incident while returning from their farms, quickly abandoned their bicycles and motorbikes and fled into the bush.
The NSCDC’s Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, Tolu…
