Unknown gunmen have reportedly kidnapped two wives of a man in Ikerin Opin, within the Ekiti local government area of Kwara State.

Reliable sources indicate that the abductors have demanded ₦15 million in ransom from the families of the victims for their release.

The incident occurred late last Sunday evening in the ancient town while the residents were asleep. Sources close to the town revealed that the gunmen invaded the residence at midnight, forcibly entering and abducting the two women.

In response to this distressing development, security agencies have been deployed into the town’s surrounding forests in an effort to rescue the victims.

Among the security agencies deployed into the thick forests of the town include men of the Civil Defence, Police and Vigilante groups in the area.

Sources added that the family of the victims was said to have been working round the clock to raise money for the release of the kidnapped wives from the abductors.

Contacted, a senior officer at the NSCDC in the state who sought anonymity confirmed the kidnap attacks to journalists in Ilorin on Tuesday.

He said that “We have been working with other security agencies like police and Vigilantes to rescue the two victims.”