By Ishola Oludare Some unknown gunmen on Sunday killed an officer of the Ogun State So-Safe Corps, Sofolahan Olanrewaju, who was att...
By Ishola Oludare
Some unknown gunmen on Sunday killed an officer of the Ogun
State So-Safe Corps, Sofolahan Olanrewaju, who was attached to the Oke-Ogun
division of the Ogun State-owned security agency.
DAILY POST learnt that the gunmen suspected to be kidnappers
had stormed the Garden of Comfort Lodging, Bar & Event Centre, located at
Soyoye, Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State.
It was gathered that the gunmen succeeded in abducting a woman
from the bar at about 9:50pm.
In the process, the kidnappers shot and killed the So-Safe
security guard, who was trying to call for reinforcement, our correspondent
reports.
Confirming the incident on Monday, the spokesman of the
Corps, Moruf Yusuf, said, “On Sunday, August 7, 2022, at about 2150hrs, a team
of yet-to-be-identified kidnap syndicate carried out their dastardly act at
Garden of Comfort Lodging, Bar & Event Centre, located at last bus stop,
Soyoye, Abeokuta. They succeeded in kidnapping and escaping with a female
victim.
“Unfortunately, they shot one of the officers of the So-Safe
Corps, Sofolahan Olanrewaju, who was at his duty post.
“Immediately the Commander of the Corps, Dr Soji Ganzallo
got the information, the operation team of Egba Zonal Command was put on their
toes to bring the culprits to book and to ensure they make the axis safer and
secure for the good citizens of the State.”
Yusuf described the slain officer of the corps, Olanrewaju,
as an active and committed man, saying it was a great loss to the corps.
He disclosed that Olanrewaju’s body had been deposited at
the State Hospital Morgue, Ijaye Abeokuta.
Meanwhile, the So-Safe Corps has sympathized with the family
of the deceased, praying God grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.
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