Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have rescued Oduneye Oluwaseun Olusegun, an Ogun-based journalist, who was abducted by gunmen. THE WILL reports.Information Guide Nigeria
Recall that Oduneye was kidnap on Wednesday, in his Toyota Camry car, at about 7:50 pm, in the Mobalufon area of Ijebu Ode, Ogun state.
The abductors had called the journalist’s wife through his phone the following morning to demand for N30 million ransom to set him free, but his wife contacted the police to report the incident.
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Abimbola Oyeyemi, the spokesperson of the Ogun state Police command, confirmed the incident, upon the report, the Commissioner of Police, CP Frank Mba, directed the DPO, Obalende divisional headquarters, SP Murphy Salami, whose jurisdiction the incident happened to ensure the safe rescue of the victim.NYSC Portal
Oyeyemi said, “In compliance with the CP’s directive, the DPO mobilised his detectives and embarked on technical and intelligence-based investigation of the incident.JAMB Result
“Their efforts paid off when the Toyota Camry of the victim was traced to Idimu area of Lagos, where the kidnappers were hibernating, waiting for the ransom.
“On sighting the policemen, the hoodlums engaged them 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.