Eight victims were allegedly kidnapped on Tuesday at Itapaji Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
This is coming barely a week after four persons were kidnapped in the same council area.
According to DailyPost, the abductors were said to have contacted the family early on Wednesday and demanded the sum of N50 million as ransom.
An eyewitness revealed to journalists in Ado Ekiti, on Wednesday, that the gunmen had besieged a house located in the town around 9.30pm, shot sporadically into the air and made away with eight occupants of the building.
The gunshots that lasted for over one hour were said to have terrified the residents of the community.
The source said the owner of the building was preparing for his mother’s burial and the preparations were said to have been on top gear when the evil men struck.
The source added that absence of police stations in Itapaji -Ayebode and Irele-Oke Ako axis was responsible for the increasing cases of kidnapping in the area, saying the nearest police station is in Ikole Ekiti, which was over 40 minutes drive to the troubled spots.