According to the Ogun State Police Command, five suspected kidnappers have been found dead along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway.
This was confirmed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital
She said the Area Commander, Sagamu received a distress call from commuters travelling along the expressway , of an ongoing armed robbery near Ilishan, acting swiftly, the Area Commander mobilized a crack team of officers to the scene.
“Upon arrival, officers discovered that a group of unidentified gunmen had set up a roadblock using an articulated truck, indiscriminately opening fire on unarmed passengers, causing widespread panic”, she said.
“In the ensuing chaos, three commuters – Bolaji Bilesanmi , 65yrs Olasunkanmi Idowu , 50yrs, and Mohammed Salisu , were abducted into the forest from two vehicles, an Honda Pilot with Registration No. Lagos EKY113GZ and an Honda Accord Car with , Registration No. Lagos KJA13QFA”.
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She said the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, directed a covert operation led by the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, saying that On January 29, 2025, at about 0400hrs, operatives located the kidnappers ‘ hideout, and upon sighting the police squad, the gang engaged the officers in a fierce gun battle and in the exchange, five kidnappers were fatally injured while others escaped with gunshot wounds.
Items recovered from the suspected kidnappers include One AK-47 rifle, 10 rounds of 5.6mm calibre ammunition, ₦5.2 million suspected to be proceeds of crimes and three mobile phones.
“Efforts are still being made to arrest injured members of the syndicate, while the three kidnapped victims regained their freedom without suffering.
Source: Channels TV
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