Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped an unidentified number of travellers along Sagamu-Benin expressway in Ogun.<\/p>\n
The incident happened that the incident happened on Friday along Ilisan\/Iperu axis in the state.<\/p>\n
During the attack, one of the travelers was killed by the gunmen.<\/p>\n
Confirming the incident, Omolola Odutola, the command\u2019s spokesperson, in a statement on told journalist in Abeokuta that incident was a case of armed robbery, murder and kidnapping.<\/p>\n
“We have information that about seven people with A.K 47 suddenly blocked the Benin-Sagamu expressway,” the statement reads.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ilisan got to the scene of the incident , saw two vehicles pierced with bullets and one other vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne was a Lexus jeep 300 with registration number LND 640 DY, the driver\u2019s name is Chilaka Lugard and another Lexus jeep 350 with registration number LSR 996 JF belonging to Kingsley Chineme.<\/p>\n
\u201cInside this Lexus 350 car was found a cross bag with N113,000, two iPhones, an iPhone 6 and iPhone 11 Promax.<\/p>\n
The command spokesperson explained that the police could not confirm the number of people abducted, adding that the hoodlums killed one of the unidentified travelers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was also a corpse of an unidentified man, who was shot in the head,” the statement continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe third vehicle was loaded with plantain and the driver, who was among those abducted but has regained freedom, was later allowed to go with the vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201d The other Lexus vehicles have been taken to Ilisan police station,\u201d<\/p>\n
Odutola added that in an emergency meeting, Abiodun Alamutu, the commissioner of police in the state, has directed tactical commanders and mobile squadron to pursue criminals.<\/p>\n
The police commissioner has also visited the incident scene and assured that the criminals would be apprehended soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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