Armed men suspected to be kidnappers have killed a driver and a female passenger along the Ifon-Owo Highway in Ondo State.
Five other passengers including a corp member were kidnapped in the Friday accident.
However, two of the victims managed to escape, with varying degrees of wounds.
One of the locals revealed that the fully loaded commercial vehicle was coming from Anambra State heading for Owo and Akure in Ondo State when the gunmen struck.
The Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Police Command, SP Fumilayo Odunlami-Omisanyan confirmed the incident.
She added that a team of policemen had been deployed to the area, and are currently combing the nearby forest to apprehend the kidnappers and rescue the victims.
