The Police have confirmed the abduction of four truck drivers in Kwara state.

The incident happened on a farm on the outskirt of Ilorin, the state capital.

Police said that the victims were abducted by gunmen allegedly dressed in military uniform at a site where they went to collect Sand which they wanted to supply to their customers last Saturday.

The four abductees the sources said were members of the Oyun garage branch of the Association of Quarry and Sand dealers, Ilorin.

The kidnappers, who later contacted their families, placed a ransom of N5m on each of the four drivers.

It was gathered wives of the drivers on Wednesday in Oyun area of Sango-Kwara state Polytechnic road, Ilorin solicited alms from commuters and passersby to raise money to meet the N20m ransom demand of the kidnappers.

One of the women, Aishat who claimed to be a wife of one of the drivers, said that they took to begging to raise money to meet the ransom demanded by the Kidnappers.

She appealed to philanthropists and public-spirited people to come to their aid so that their husbands would be free from the den of the kidnappers.

Police spokesperson Ajayi Okasanmi, who confirmed the incident, said that the Command was on top of the situation. (The Nation)

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