THE Ogun State Police Command, on Monday, May 6, confirmed the abduction of travellers at Ilisan/Iperu axis on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Omolola Odutola (SP), who confirmed this to journalists in Abeokuta, said the incident happened at 6.55pm on Friday, May 3, and was incidented as a case of armed robbery, murder and kidnapping..
The Police spokesperson, however, said the Police could not specifically ascertain the number of those abducted, but he noted that the hoodlums killed one of the travellers, who was yet to be identified.
“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 Lagos LND 640 DY. The driver’s name is Chilaka Lugard, and another Lexus jeep 350, with registration number Lagos LSR 996 JF, belonging to Kingsley Chineme.
“Inside this Lexus 350 car was found a cross bag with N113,000, two iPhones- an iPhone 6 and iPhone 11 Promax.
“There was also a corpse of an unidentified man, who was shot in the head .
“The 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.
“The other Lexus vehicles have been taken to Ilisan Police Station,” she said.
Odutola said the state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, had, at an emergency meeting summoned on Monday, directed the tactical commanders and the mobile squadron to go after the criminals.
She said the Police commissioner had visited the scene, assuring that the criminals would be apprehended soon.
