About twenty travellers have been abducted by gunmen on the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway.
The travellers were ambushed around the Sagamu area command of the Nigeria Police Forces and Ilishan township on Sunday, June 30.
This incident has yet to be confirmed by the police authority in the state but going by the reports of a resident and chairman of the Ilishan Development Council, Wemmy Osude, a victim was shot in the knee during the ambush.
He reaffirmed that one of the victims, a resident of Ilisan Remo was currently receiving medical treatment at Babcock University Teaching Hospital after being shot on the knees by the suspected gunmen.
What They’re Saying
Wemmy Osunde, the Chairman of the Ilishan Development Council had said,
“Information reaching me right now confirmed a kidnapping incident between the Area Command and Ilisan City Gate, a resident was reportedly shot in the knee and is receiving medical attention at Babcock Teaching Hospital. Other victims were taken into the bush.”
Osude also added that he had spoken to the resident receiving treatment and he was now in a stable condition.
Finally, he mentioned plans to discuss the incident with the Sagamu Area Commander, expressing hope that security agents would pursue the criminals and rescue the abducted individuals.
More details to come later…
