The Divisional Police Officer of Ikenne, Division has responded to a suspected Armed robbery incident,which occured at about 1910 hours of 30th June ,2024.
Following information gathered, an abduction incident occurred near Delabo Junction along the Sagamu/Ijebu-Ode Expressway.
A group of unknown 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 speed off towards Ijebu-Ode.
During the incident, the hoodlums also shot at a driver , of a Toyota Camry car, black colour, whose name is yet unknown,with license plate number - Lagos - AAA-04-JB, 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, and smashed his bus windscreen and collected his mobile phone after warning him to be cautious as he was not their target.
Other injured driver has been promptly taken to Babcock University Teaching Hospital in Ilisan for treatment and his currently responding to treatment.
No lives were lost but the two vehicles damaged by the fleeing suspects 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.
The Commissioner of Police CP Alamutu Abiodun Mustapha psc has been briefed and he has detailed the Anti Kidnapping unit to take up the investigation.
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