Ogun State – Gunmen have abducted two Chinese expatriates, Chen Wenguang and Liang Ding, in the Kémta/Abule-Owu area along Onigbedu Road.
The incident occurred on Sunday at approximately 1:45 pm when the victims left their company to visit friends.
According to a police source, Wenguang and Ding are employees of Good One Carton Company, located in the same area.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the abduction and stated that an investigation is underway.
The Ogun State Police Command has yet to issue an official statement on the incident. The kidnapping of the two Chinese nationals has raised concerns about safety and security in the region.
“Wenguang and Ding left the company on their own, without notifying security, including the police and military assigned to the company, nor did they inform the company itself.
“They mentioned to a few people that they were heading to Kémta village, about a kilometre away from the company, to visit some friends,” the source said.
Confirming the incident, spokesperson of the state Police command, Omolola Odutola, said the kidnappers had contacted the company to demand a ransom for their release.
She said, “the company’s security supervisor reported that one of the expatriates called to inform him that Wenguang and Ding had been kidnapped and that the kidnappers were demanding money in exchange for their release.
“Our operatives in the Ewekoro Division, with the assistance of local vigilantes, military personnel from the Social Orientation and Safety Corps, local hunters, and other security groups, thoroughly searched the entire Kémta Village forest for the duo but were unable to find them.”
She said that efforts to secure the release of the duo were ongoing.
