Police confirm one dead as kidnappers abduct travellers on Sagamu-Benin expressway

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The police command in Ogun on Monday confirmed the abduction of travellers at Ilisan/Iperu axis on the Sagamu-Benin expressway.

SP Omolola Odutola, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta, said that the abduction happened on Friday.

Odutola, however, explained that the police could not specifically say the number of people abducted, saying that the hoodlums killed one of the travellers yet to be identified.

The police spokesperson added that the incident, which happened on Friday, May 3, at 6:55 p.m., was a case of armed robbery, murder, and kidnapping.

”We have information that about seven people with A.K. 47 suddenly blocked the Benin-Sagamu expressway.

“The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ilisan got to the scene of the incident, saw two vehicles pierced with bullets and one other vehicle.

“One was a Lexus Jeep 300 with registration number LND 640 DY, the driver’s name…



Source: Vanguard Newspaper