The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a medical doctor, identified as Dr Adewunmi, at Emure Ekiti.
The Police Public Relations Officer for Ekiti State Command, Sunday Abutu, said the incident happened Wednesday at the doctor’s farm.
“A medical doctor was abducted by a group of about seven men while working in his farm. We mobilised to the place, but the abductors had absconded with the doctor.
“Our men have been combing the bush to ensure the perpetrators are arrested. We are still working on it and we will get to the root,” the police spokesman said.
The Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association, Ekiti State Branch, Dr Tunji Omotayo, who condemned the abduction of the doctor, which he described as unfortunate, said, “the NMA will engage the police and other security agencies”.
Omotayo, who said the doctor and five others were in the farm, explained,
“They had finished working in the farm, they were about to board their vehicle when the bandits appeared and asked them to lie face down. It was only the doctor that they took away leaving others.
“When you look at it, it was not like the typical herdsmen operation. The herdsmen would have taken all of them to maximise profit.
“It is very unfortunate at this time when everybody is at home and doctors are at the forefront of providing healthcare. This is not the best time for any group of people to threaten us and our family. It is rather unfortunate.”
