How Police Sh*t Dead Kidnapper, Rescued 2 Victims

LUCKY LAWAL

Operatives of Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday 15th July, 2020, rescued two kidnapped victims and shot one of the kidnappers dead along Shagamu –Ijebu Ode Road.

According to the Ogun State Police Spokeman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the incident happened when the DPO Shagamu, SP Okiki Agunbiade, was on routine patrol with his men and sighted a Sienna bus with registration number MUS 86 FN with some occupants whose suspicious look attracted the attention of the Policemen, which prompted them to stop the said car.

Instead of the driver to stop, he sped off towards Ijebu-Ode Road, consequent upon which the DPO ordered his men to chase them. Having realised that they were being pursued, the men in the car started firing at the Policemen while on the move and the Police operatives fired back. They later jumped down, abandoned the car and ran into the bush. The Policemen chased them into the bush and shot one of them dead while others escaped with gunshot injuries.

Rescued from the abandoned car were: a Youth Corp member, identified as Okoroji Agnes, attached to Federal Girls College, Sagamu and one Tawa Sosanwo.  The two victims narrated how they were kidnapped at various locations by the hoodlums who were taking them to an unknown destination before the Police intercepted them on the road.

Their operational car was recovered with the following items: one black toy gun, one gold wrist watch, one Samsung Galaxy S7 phone, one cutlass, and one black wrist watch.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson, was full of praise for the gallant display of his men. He appealed to members of the public especially the hospitals to be on a watch out and inform the Police of anybody with gunshots injury seen in their area.

The CP assured the members of the public of thorough investigation to fish out the fleeing members of the gang and arrest them within the shortest possible time