BEVERLY HILLS, July 21, (THEWILL) –Â Four Turkish nationals were on Saturday night abducted at a local drinking joint at Gbale village, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The captives, identified as Yasin Colak, 33; Senerapal, 40; Ergun Yurdakul, 35 and Seyit Keklik, 25, were said to be working with Instabul concrete limited, Gbale.
The incident occurred barely one week after pirates attacked a cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria and kidnapped 10 Turkish sailors.
The spokesman of the state police command, Ajayi Okasanmi, said the Commissioner of Police had dispatched men of Operation Puff Adder to rescue the captives and arrest the captors.
Meanwhile, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, in a statement by his spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye, said he was working with the security agencies to ensure rescue of the abductees.
