Gunmen abduct ex-medical director, wife

Kidnappers again struck in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, abducting a former Chief Medical Director of Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Patrick Adegun, and his wife, Kikelomo.

 

The duo were kidnapped five days after a senior nurse with the Federal Medical Centre, Ido Ekiti, Mrs Margaret Aladeneka, was abducted while a yet-to-be-identified man was killed during the operation.

 

Adegun and his wife were kidnapped at about 8pm near their residence at the Oke Ila area in the state capital.

 

The CMD of EKSUTH, Dr. Kolawole Ogundipe, in a statement said nothing had been heard about the whereabouts of the couple.

 

“The management therefore appeals to the security agencies to assist in facilitating their release as this development is already having devastating effect on the teaching hospital,” Ogundipe said.

 

A source said the medical practitioner had earlier attended a wake keep at Nova Primary School, GRA in Ado Ekiti and left the place in his Toyota Avensis before picking his wife on the way.

 

“On getting home, they saw that the gate had been blocked with another car. And as they were making efforts to call the driver to order, they were rough handled and cramped into the car and drove away speedily. Though, they didn’t take the victim’s car away,” the source added.