At least 20 travelers were reportedly abducted by gunmen along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway at approximately 8 p.m on Sunday.
One of the victims sustained a gunshot wound to the knee.
According to The PUNCH, the incident occurred between the Sagamu Area Command of the Nigeria Police and Ilisan township.
The Chairman of Ilisan Development Council, Wemmy Osude, confirmed the details to PUNCH.
Osude shared that one of the abducted individuals, a resident of Ilisan Remo, was receiving medical care at Babcock University Teaching Hospital after being shot in the knee.
He stated, “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.”
Osude mentioned that he had spoken to the resident who was being treated at the hospital and was assured that the individual was 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.”
This abduction follows the recent kidnapping of two individuals and the murder of Prof. Yinka Olomojobi of Babcock University, Ilisan Remo, which occurred at the Ajadeh Event Centre along Iperu-Sagamu Road, Iperu Remo, in the Ikenne Local Government area. Olomojobi was a professor of human rights and gender law.
Efforts to obtain a response from the spokesperson for Ogun State Police Command, SP Omolola Odutola, were unsuccessful as calls to her line did not connect.
