Nigeria, Aug. 9 -- The police in Ekiti have confirmed the kidnap of a farmer in Ikole Ekiti, Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

The farmer, who is yet to be named, was kidnapped on Sunday evening inside a farm at Okejebu, Ikole Ekiti, according to a family source.

The incident occurred the same day unidentified gunmen abducted and killed a man, his wife and daughter in the state.

It also came days after gunmen attacked guests at Ayetoro Ekiti who were returning from a funeral ceremony. One person was killed and two others were abducted during the incident.

The farmer who was kidnapped on Sunday had gone to his farm but did not return as of 6 p.m., the family source said.

"We waited and expected that he ought to have returned...