Gunmen on Saturday evening killed a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officer along Oke Ako-Ajowa Road in Ajoni Local Council Development Area of Ekiti State.
It was gathered that the officer identified as Segun Ayebulu, was travelling from Ado Ekiti to his home town on Saturday evening, September 3, when the gunmen shot him dead and kidnapped his younger brother, two children and two others with him in the car.
The NSCDC spokesman in the state, Tolu Afolabi, confirmed the incident on Saturday night.
He said: “We lost one of our officers this evening. We learnt that he was shot dead by some criminals on his way from Ado Ekiti. The gunmen also abducted his brothers.
“The NSCDC command in Ekiti will begin an investigation into the incident tonight. What is confirmed right now is that we lost the officer.”
