Operatives of the Lagos Police Command and vigilante members in Ikorodu have commenced operation to rescue two persons kidnapped at Igbelara in Ijede, The Nation has learnt.

Gunmen on Thursday night stormed the community and successfully abducted a 38-year-old woman identified simply as Wunmi, and one Abiola, 42.

The Nation gathered that the woman was kidnapped from her residence by the gunmen suspected to have targeted her husband while Abiola, said to have driven to the area with two others, was spotted by the criminals on their way out and dragged along.

Crying out for help on the social media, Abiola?s brother lamented that no concrete efforts were made by the police to pursue the kidnappers? whose torchlight, he claimed could be seen at the time of their arrival.

He said the kidnappers took the victims through the swamps at the end of the street, lamenting that his aged mother might not survive the trauma.

Confirming that several police teams had visited the scene, the man however claimed they refused to go deep into the creek and remained at its edge.

In a video posted on social media, the man said:?This is my brother?s car. He was kidnapped on this street. According to information, the kidnappers went with him through the forest. Police have been here since last night without any results. They just stand at the edge of the forest, no one is entering.?

The video which has been trending across social media platforms however generated mixed reactions with many cautioning the man for divulging too much information about his elder brother.

Others told him the police were already searching for the victims as they were seen in neighbouring bushes and surroundings including Tazan.

A police source who confirmed the incident, told The Nation that rescue efforts commenced the same night in collaboration with vigilantes and local hunters.

?Yes, two people were kidnapped and we are already working towards rescuing them. The man accusing the police of not doing anything is probably expecting that we will divulge vital information but that is not possible.

?At least, he acknowledged that he saw so many police teams at the scene, that?s to show him we are not sleeping. Work is going on behind the scenes and special tactical squads have since been deployed,? said the source. (The Nation)

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