The police command in Ogun has confirmed that one person was shot while another one kidnapped by suspected gunmen at Delabo axis on the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway.
SP Omolola Odutola, the Spokesperson, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Monday, noted that the incident occured at 7:10p.m on Sunday.
Odutola explained that the Divisional Police Officer, Ikenne Division had responded to a suspected Armed robbery incident.
She stated that unknown armed individuals in their unregistered Toyota Venza trailed a man in his Toyota RAV4 Jeep marked AGL 16 JE, to a rough portion of the road and blocked the victim’s vehicle.
The police spokesperson noted that the criminals fired four rounds of ammunition believed to be from an AK-47 into the driver’s back tyres and another shot into the front tyres.
” Immediately, the hoodlums alighted from their vehicle and forced the driver of the Toyota RAV4 into their waiting Venza Jeep and speed off towards Ijebu Ode.
” During the incident, the hoodlums also shot at a driver of a black Toyota Camry car marked AAA 04 JB, whose name is yet unknown, inflicting injury on his left leg as he attempted a U-turn.
” Additionally, a bus driver traveling from Abuja to Lagos in the Ilisan area was stopped by the criminals, smashed his windscreen and collected his mobile phone after warning him to be cautious as he was not their target,” she said.
The police spokesperson explained that the person shot had been promptly taken to Babcock University Teaching Hospital in Ilisan for treatment , saying he was responding to treatment.
” No lives were lost but the vehicles damaged by the suspected criminals have been recovered and towed to the police station.
” Further updates will be communicated to members of the public, as the identity of the kidnapped victim is yet unknown,”
Odutola stated that the Commissioner of Police , Abiodun Alamutu had been briefed and he had detailed the Anti Kidnapping Unit to take up the investigation.
