By Ishola Oludare The Ogun State Police Command has rescued a journalist, Seun Oduneye, from some kidnappers after engaging them in ...
By Ishola Oludare
The Ogun State Police Command has rescued a journalist, Seun
Oduneye, from some kidnappers after engaging them in a gun battle for almost 45
minutes.
Oduneye, the publisher of Issues Magazine, was reportedly
kidnapped by the gunmen at Mobalufon in Ijebu-Ode on Thursday.
The journalist was returning to Ijebu-Ode from Abeokuta when
the kidnappers struck and attacked his Toyota Camry car at about 7:50 pm.
The abductors were said to have called his wife on phone the
following morning to demand a ransom of N30 million before the husband could be
freed.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police spokesman, confirmed on Monday
morning that the Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba, had directed the DPO of
Obalende division, SP Murphy Salami, to ensure the safe rescue of the victim.
According to Oyeyemi, the team had embarked on a “technical
and intelligence-based investigation that led them to Idimu area of Lagos,
where the kidnappers were hibernating waiting for the ransom.”
Oyeyemi said the hoodlums engaged the operatives in a
shootout which lasted for about 45 minutes before they abandoned the car and
took to their heels after sustaining varying degrees of gunshot injuries.
The kidnappers, DAILY POST learnt, later abandoned the
victim and fled with gunshot injuries.
He appealed to members of the public, especially hospitals
and traditional healers, to inform the police if anybody with a gunshot injury
is seen in their area.
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