Youths from the Uso Community in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State took to the streets on Friday to protest the kidnapping of two residents by bandits. According to reports, the victims were abducted along the Akure‑Owo Expressway and taken into the forest. A source said that three people were initially seized, but one managed to escape.
The incident angered the community’s youths, who staged a protest on the expressway, blocking the busy road and causing traffic gridlock for several hours. Police attempts to placate the demonstrators failed, as they insisted on maintaining the barricade. Eventually, the police succeeded in dispersing the protesters.
When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer of the Ondo Police Command, Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the kidnapping and said that officers had acted swiftly to rescue the victims. “Our men of the Anti‑Kidnapping Squad have been on the trail of the bandits to ensure the victims were rescued,” she said. Odunlami added that normalcy had returned to the area, with the expressway cleared for the free flow of vehicles.
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