Police kill five kidnappers in Ogun, recover ₦5 million

The Ogun State Police Command has said five kidnappers were killed in the state during a raid operation in their hideouts.

Naija News reports that the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, said the kidnap gang was responsible for abduction cases along the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Expressway.

According to her, “the Area Commander, Sagamu received a distress call from commuters traveling along Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Expressway of an ongoing armed robbery near Ilishan, Ogun State. Acting swiftly, the Area Commander mobilized a crack team of officers to the scene.

“Upon arrival, officers discovered that a group of unidentified gunmen had set up a roadblock using an articulated truck, indiscriminately opening fire on unarmed passengers, causing widespread panic.

“In the ensuing chaos, three commuters – Bolaji Bilesanmi ‘m’, 65yrs Olasunkanmi Idowu ‘m’ 50yrs, and Mohammed Salisu ‘m’ (age unknown) were abducted into the forest from two vehicles (1) Honda…