Peace Oladapo 
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed that travellers were abducted at the Ilisan/Iperu interchange on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway, on Friday, May 3.
SP Omolola Odutola, the State Police Public Relations Officer, who confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta disclosed that the police were unable to specify the number of individuals taken, claiming that the hoodlums killed one of the travellers who has yet to be named.
According to the PPRO, the incident occurred on Friday, May 3, at about 6:55 p.m., and was reported as an armed robbery, murder, and kidnapping.
”We have information that about seven people with AK-47s suddenly blocked the Benin-Sagamu expressway. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ilisan got to the scene of the incident and saw two vehicles pierced with bullets and one other vehicle.
”Lexus Jeep 300 with registration number LND 640 DY, the driver’s name is Chilaka Lugard and another Lexus Jeep 350 with registration number LSR 996 JF, belonging to Kingsley Chineme.
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”Inside this Lexus 350 car was found a cross bag with N113,000, two iPhones, an iPhone 6 and iPhone 11 Promax.
“There was also a corpse of an unidentified man, who was shot in the head.
“The third vehicle was loaded with plantain and the driver, who was among those abducted but has regained freedom was later allowed to go with the vehicle.
”The other Lexus vehicles have been taken to Ilisan police station,” she said.
Odutola stated that an emergency meeting was called on Monday, and Commissioner of Police Abiodun Alamutu urged tactical commanders and the mobile squadron to pursue the culprits.
She also added that the police commissioner had visited the scene of the incident and pledged that the offenders would be captured soon.
