Oyo state Police Command on Sunday stated that two persons consisting of a soldier and one civilian have been killed by the suspected gunmen that kidnapped two Indian expatriates in Ibadan last Wednesday.
A statement issued by the Oyo state Police command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Lawrence Fadeyi, said the corpses of the soldier and the civilian were discovered in a forest during the search for the abductors of the expatriates.
“On 13/12/2020, two corpses of one soldier and a civilian were discovered from the forest while a civil defense personnel also sustained gunshot injury after a search in the forest,” he said.
The Oyo state Police command PPRO stated further that “it is worthy of note that movement of these foreign nationals, most of the time are not known to the Police authority in the state to enable professional advice to be given appropriately. Also, negotiation with the captors is also concealed from the Police.”
In the statement entitled “Abduction ” SP Fadeyi noted “On 12/12/2020 at about 1723 hrs,one Hassan Mills ‘m’ of Panorama farm Mekun, Oke Alaro area of Ibadan was abducted at the entrance of his farm by unknown gun men who shot sporadically before taking him away into the forest. In a swift response, the DPO Oke Alaro, combed the forest with a view to rescue the abductor from his captors and also arrest the culprits.”
The PPRO added, “consequent upon this, a team of Ops Burst which was invited by the company arrived the area and proceeded to the forest”, but that “not too long, one army lieutenant sustained gunshot injury on his right lap, and was immediately taken to the hospital while the personal assistant to the abductor escaped during exchange of gunfire.
SP Fadeyi while emphasising that “efforts are intensified to arrest the hoodlums and also rescue the abductor.” urged “well meaning and good people of Oyo state with useful and credible information as to the whereabouts of the captors/abductor should furnish the Police in Oyo state for rescue operation to be carried out immediately.”
