One person has been killed and 7 others kidnapped at Fadiwo along the Lagos Ibadan express way today.
The gunmen dressed in military uniform killed one person on the spot while attempting an escape and kidnapped seven others on Monday.
According to the source, the vehicle conveying the victims was accosted by the armed men who fired sporadically, abducted seven passengers, and escaped with the kidnapped victims into the bush along the expressway.
A female passenger in another vehicle who witnessed the attack and attempted to flee was shot by the armed men, leaving her in a critical condition while another unidentified woman was shot.
I got the report of a kidnapping incident that occurred along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday. I learnt that the kidnappers were dressed in military uniform and they accosted a vehicle, kidnapped some of the occupants, and shot one person dead. I cannot ascertain the number of persons kidnapped yet.”
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the attack to our correspondent via a WhatsApp chat late Tuesday, stressing that the police had begun a manhunt for the suspected kidnappers.
One Opeyemi Folarin of the RCCG Missed House Block 10 reported a kidnapping incident on Monday.
She said she and her family were travelling from Akure to Lagos in their family vehicle, a Toyota Hiace bus with number plate NIGER SUL338 ZY when they were intercepted by a group of armed individuals who were firing sporadically after passing the Fidiwo Bridge.
Seven people, including the parents of Folarin, were abducted and taken into the bush while Folarin and their four siblings were left behind. The children were brought to the police station along with the vehicle.
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