Gunmen have kidnapped four Turkish nationals in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, police said on Sunday.
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Kwara police spokesman, Ajayi Okasanmi, said the foreigners, said to be construction workers, were kidnapped at a bar in Gbale village late Saturday.
He named the victims as Seyit Keklik, 25; Yasin Colak, 33; Ergun Yurdakul, 35; and Senerapal, 40.
Mr Okasanmi said the police commissioner, Kayode Egbetokun, had dispatched teams under Operation Puff Adder in the area to rescue the expatriates.
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The spokesman said the CP had also directed that the suspected kidnappers be arrested.
He assured that rescue efforts were already yielding positive results.
