Gunmen kill one, kidnap travellers on Sagamu-Benin expressway

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed one person and abducted a yet-to-be-ascertained number of travellers at Ilisan/Iperu axis on the Sagamu-Benin expressway in Ogun State.

The incident was confirmed by the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, on Monday, May 6, 2024.

Odutola disclosed that the incident occurred at about 6:55 p.m. on Friday, May 3.

Odutola noted that the police could not confirm the number of people abducted, saying the gunmen killed one of the travellers who was yet to be identified.

The police spokesperson said: “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.

2 die, 5 injured in Sagamu-Benin expressway accident

“One was a Lexus jeep 300 with registration number LND 640 DY, the driver’s name is Chilaka Lugard and another Lexus jeep 350 with registration number 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 Pro Max.

“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.”

Odutola said the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, in an emergency meeting summoned on Monday, directed the tactical commanders and the mobile squadron to go after the assailants.

She noted that the police commissioner had visited the scene of the incident, saying he assured that the criminals would be apprehended soon.

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