Nigeria, June 10 -- The Osun State Police Command confirmed the incident on Wednesday, saying security operatives had launched efforts to rescue the local government official.

The police spokesperson in the state, Abiodun Ojelabi, said the attack occurred on Tuesday night at 10:00 p.m. when armed men stormed the community and abducted Mr Farounbi.

"One person was abducted. He is a local government vice chairman, Hon. Debo Farounbi. Immediately the incident happened, the military, police and others responded. Efforts are in place to rescue the man. It is abduction until we are able to prove that it is a case of kidnapping," Mr Ojelabi said.

The police spokesperson said investigations were ongoing to determine the full circumstances surr...