The commissioner, therefore, sought cooperation from the general area over suspected individuals seeking medical attention that might have to do with gunshot injuries.
It was gathered that the four travellers were waylaid by seven gun-wielding attackers on the road between Irele-Ekiti and OkeAko and whisked to the forest.
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