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Fulani armed men strike Ekiti again,kidnap Agric Engineer

By Kunle Badejo

Armed men suspected to be Fulani men have against struck a town in Ekiti State.

This time, they kidnapped an Agriculture Engineer working on the farm of a popular pastor in the State. Th kidnapping took place at Itapaji Ekiti,the second incidence in one week.

Irohinoodua was in formed that around 3pm on Monday, the Fulani men numbering about five stormed a private farm located on Odo-Oro way where they kidnapped an Engineer and three others.

Our correspondent was informed that three of three of the kidnapped escaped while one of then an Engineer identified as Ade was whisked away at gun point

A local All Progressives Congress,APC official in Itapaji Ekiti, Akeem Oseni confirmed the incident. He said the kidnappers targeted the farm, which is one of the most productive agrarian industry in the area owned by a Pastor

Few days ago, a set of armed men suspected to be Fulani had stormed Itapaji Ekiti. They kidnapped Pastor and Mrs Emmanuel during a night vigil.

They also killed a youth leader,Wasiu Omotoyinbo. The Pastor and his wife were released last weekend after paying a ransome

Sources close to the star Government said soldiers, policemen
and members of Amotekun have been dispatched to locate the newly kidnapped Engineer.

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