A newly wedded couple, identified as Funmilayo Bamidele and her husband, Abiodun David, a Reverend, have been abducted along the Iyemero-Eruku Road, a border route between Kwara and Kogi States.
The couple were reportedly returning from their engagement ceremony in Eruku when they were abducted alongside four other persons on Saturday evening.
According to sources, the vehicle was initially expected to take the Isanlu Road, but the driver opted for a back route to drop off the best man and other members of the group at Iyamoye in Kogi State.
The vehicle was, however, intercepted by armed men along the Iyemero-Eruku Road, leading to the abduction of the occupants.
A photograph of the newly abducted couple has since emerged following the incident.
Details on the whereabouts of the other passengers and efforts to secure their release were still being awaited as of press time.
Adekimi Ojo, the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, who confirmed the incident, on Sunday disclosed that soldiers had been deployed to comb the surrounding bush in an effort to rescue the victims and apprehend the perpetrators.
Ojo explained that the vehicle in which the couple were travelling was later found parked at an abandoned police station in Ayetoro, Ekiti State.
He added that Police operatives from the three affected states were jointly conducting a rescue operation, given that the incident occurred around the border communities of Kwara, Kogi and Ekiti States.