The Secretary of the Ondo State branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Mr. Kayode Agbeyangi, was kidnapped on Saturday by some gunmen.
The NURTW secretary was said to have been kidnapped in the early hours of Saturday while he was travelling to Lagos to see members of his family.
The vehicle of Agbeyangi was found along the Akure-Ilesa Expressway.
It was also gathered that the abductors had contacted the family of the victim and demanded a N5m ransom but a source said the family had yet to make the money available as of the time of this report.
The chairman of the union in the state, Jacob Adebo, confirmed the incident
He said, “He was kidnapped when he was travelling to Lagos and the kidnappers have called the family, demanding N5million ransom.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Femi Joseph, said the incident happened outside Ondo State and that it was not reported in the state.