It was gathered that gunmen who were dressed in military uniforms abducted some travellers along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway near Dominion University . This led to the U-turn of vehicles which caused tension along the road.
The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction.One of the escaped victim disclosed that the kidnappers were sighted coming from the bush when they launched the attack.Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, in a statement, said that the Divisional Police Officer in the area had led a team comprising; anti-crime patrol operatives, tactical teams, mobile policemen and local hunters for the immediate rescue of the victims.
“Friday 28/10/2022 at about 1835HRS, operatives of the Command attached to Toll-Gate Division received information about sporadic gunshots heard along the Dominion University end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.“In a swift response to the above, the Divisional Police Officer led a team comprising; Anti-crime patrol operatives, tactical teams, Police Mobile men and local hunters for immediate rescue and further intervention.”
“During the process of prevailing and preventing further chaos from what was evidently an abduction scenario, an Officer attached to the Command paid the supreme price with one other badly injured and presently responding to treatment.“So far, expended ammunition shells and (4) Four abandoned vehicles were retrieved at the scene.”