The Lagos State Police Command says it has launched a manhunt for the kidnappers of a businesswoman, Gbemisola Alabi who was reportedly abducted while jogging in the Sangotedo area of the state.

The 35-year-old Gbemisola, who left her Monastery Road residence around 6am on Sunday to exercise was accosted and abducted by some gunmen.

Her husband, Engr. Olamide Ajayi told reporters that he became worried when efforts to contact his wife proved abortive as she had planned to visit his mother on the fateful day.

“I work in Port Harcourt but my family is in Lagos. My wife had planned to visit my mother on Sunday and because I knew that she normally jogged in the morning, I called her around 10 am to find out her preparations for the visit.

“I knew she didn’t go jogging with her phone when my daughter picked the call and said her mum was not back. When I called again around 11am, my wife did not pick.

“It was the same around noon and 1pm. I became worried and called our family members and neighbours to help me search for her around the area where she normally jogged,” Olamide said.

It was reported that during the search, one of the neighbours said people in the area told them that gunmen abducted a woman earlier in the day.

When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana said personnel of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Command had been deployed to search for the wherabouts of the woman.

His words: “We are investigating the case. We have deployed our specialists from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit to rescue the woman.

“At first, it was a case of a missing person but we have now established that she was kidnapped. We have launched a manhunt for those involved in the crime.”