Travellers on the Ado-Akure road were stranded for hours yesterday, following protest by residents of Irede community in Ajebandele area of Ado-Ekiti metropolis, over the alleged kidnapping of a pastor, Julius Osunluyi, in the area on Sunday evening by suspected abductors.
The placard-carrying protesters blocked the highway, causing gridlock for almost four hours.
Commuters to Ado-Ekiti from either Akure or Ikere and those travelling out of the metropolis were trapped for hours with their vehicles due to the blockade by visibly angered protesters.
Gun-wielding men, suspected to be kidnappers, reportedly besieged the pastor’s church on Sunday evening and abducted him.
Addressing the people, one of the protesters, who identified himself as Ajayi Olayiwola, said the protest became imperative to compel the police to provide security.
Police spokesman Sunday Abutu said the command was investigating the incident.
He said Commissioner Mr. Moronkeji Adesina had ordered patrol across the state to reduce crime.