Gunmen kidnap three CRIN workers in Oyo, demand N120m ransom

By Adeola Badru
Gunmen have abducted three people, including two staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Idi Ayunre, in the Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State, and demanded N120 million for their release.
The victims were identified as Mrs Eunice Babalola, leader of CRIN’s Central Nursery; Mr Kehinde Gbalajobi, an agricultural superintendent; and another man who resides in the institute’s SS Quarters but is not a member of staff.
The abduction occurred during working hours yesterday, according to the information gathered by our correspondent.
A source familiar with the incident disclosed that Babalola and Gbalajobi were kidnapped while walking from...