The monarch who is popularly called Oba Alade Meta of Imope town, now Ijebu-Igbo, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Saturday afternoon.
A source who is a resident of the town told journalists on Monday that the community leader left his palace for Ijebu Ode around 11 am in his car.
The source further added the victim was kidnapped on his way back home around 3 pm by unknown gunmen, adding that they accosted him at Oke-Eri of Imope and took him away, leaving his vehicle on the road.
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The incident has also been confirmed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi.
The police authority said, “We are aware of the incident, we are on it. Our people are there, operatives of the Anti-kidnapping unit are there. The Area Commander, Ijebu-Ode is there. All the DPOs have been deployed to the place. We are working on it,” he stated.
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