A group of gunmen on the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway allegedly kidnapped 20 or more travelers, one of whom was shot in the knee around 8 pm on Sunday.
According to reports, the gunmen ambushed the travelers between Ilisan Township and Sagamu Area Command of the Nigeria Police.
Wemmy Osude, the chairman of the Ilisan Development Council, stated this.
One of the attack victims, an Ilisan Remo resident, was reportedly already receiving medical care at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, according to Osude.
He said, “Information reaching me right now confirmed a kidnapping incident between the Area Command and Ilisan City Gate (formerly Delabo).
“A resident of Ilisan (name unconfirmed) was reportedly shot in the knee and is receiving medical attention at Babcock Teaching Hospital.
“Other victims were taken into the bush. While waiting for additional information, please contact your loved ones who may be plying that road at about this time to be cautious.”
According to Osude, he spoke with the local resident receiving treatment at Babcock University Teaching Hospital, and he was said to be in stable condition.
He added, “I have spoken to the Sagamu Area Commander about this incident, and hopefully, we trust that all the security agents will go after these criminals and rescue these people.”
The murder of Prof. Yinka Olomojobi of Babcock University, Ilisan Remo, at the Ajadeh Event Centre, along Iperu-Sagamu Road, Iperu Remo, in the Ikenne Local Government area and the recent kidnapping of two more people occurred prior to this occurrence.
Olomojobi was a professor of gender law and human rights.
The state Police Command, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the kidnapping in a statement on Monday. They claimed that the victim’s vehicle was blocked by the kidnappers as they followed him to a rough area of the road and then forced him into their van.
Odutola said, “A group of armed individuals, without definite number, in their unregistered Venza Toyota car, trailed a man in his Toyota RAV4 Jeep, grey colour with license plate number – Lagos – AGL-16-JE, to a rough patch of the road, and blocked the victim’s vehicle.
“The criminals fired four rounds of ammunition believed to be from an AK-47 into the driver’s back tyre and another shot into the front tyre. Immediately, the hoodlums alighted from their vehicle and forced the driver of the Toyota Rav 4 into their waiting Venza Jeep, and sped off towards Ijebu-Ode.
“During the incident, the hoodlums also shot at the driver of a Toyota Camry car, black color, with license plate number – Lagos – AAA-04-JB, inflicting injury on his left leg as he attempted a U-turn. Additionally, a bus driver travelling from Abuja to Lagos in the Ilisan area was stopped by criminals who smashed his bus’s windshield and took his mobile phone after warning him to be cautious as he was not their target.”
The police boss stated that the “injured driver has been promptly taken to Babcock University Teaching Hospital in Ilisan for treatment and is currently responding to treatment.”
