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The two Chinese nationals, namely Messrs Zhao Jian and Wen Xi were abducted at Okepa/Itikan Village, the gold mining site in Ifewara, Atakunmosa West Local Government Area.
Opalola said the police are still intensifying efforts towards ensuring that the kidnapped Chinese nationals are rescued uninjured. The PPRO said: “We are working with other security operatives to ensure that the victims return safely from the den of their abductors”.
She urged residents to assist police with credible information on the activities of criminal elements in the state”.
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THE security situation in the country worsened, yesterday, as Osun Police command confirmed the abduction of two Chinese expatriates, Zhao Juan, 33, and one Wen, 50 at a mining site in the state.
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Abductors of Chinese expatriates kidnapped at a gold mining site located at Okepa/Itikan village, Ifewara, Atakumosa West Local Government Area on Monday demanded the sum of N10 million ransom.
Vanguard had reported that Messrs Zhao Jian, 33, and Wen, 50, were kidnapped by gunmen, who invaded the mining site around 4 pm after shooting two of the private guards at the site.
Police spokesperson in Osun State, Yemisi Opalola on Wednesday while featuring on a private radio station, Rave FM talk show in Osogbo disclosed that the gunmen are demanding N10 million for the release of the victims.
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Abductors of two Chinese men at Okepa/Itikan village around a gold mining site in the Ifewara area of Osun State have demanded N10million each from the abductees.
The Osun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Mrs Yemisi Opalola, revealed this while speaking on the Rave F.M broadcasting station in Osogbo, on Wednesday.
She, however, expressed optimism that, the evil perpetrators would soon be fished out by the police.
It will be recalled that the evil perpetrators whisked their victims away to an unknown place while supervising workers working for them at the mining site.