BEVERLY HILLS, March 06, (THEWILL) – The Osun State Police Command has secured freedom for seven travellers abducted by gunmen along Osogbo/Obokun road.
Gunmen had on Tuesday stormed the road after Ajenbandele village in Ibokun Council Area of Osun State and abducted an unknown number of travellers.
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During the attack, a yet-to-be-known man was shot dead while two women sustained injuries.
The Commissioner of Police, Osun State, Olawale Olokode, had said his men, Amotekun Corps, vigilante and hunters were combing the forest to secure the release of those abducted.
A statement on Saturday by the spokesperson of Osun Police Command, Mrs. Yemisi Opalola, stated that, with the frantic efforts of police and support from other security outfits, they had rescued seven victims along the Ibokun/Osogbo road on 2nd March 2021.
Opalola reported: “The victims were released due to the pressure mounted on the abductors by the police and other security agencies. The victims will soon be reunited with their families.
“The Commissioner of Police appeals to the good citizens of the state to collaborate with police to get rid of all criminal elements from the state while assuring the members of the public/commuters of their safety as security measures have been put in place to forestall future occurrence.”
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