A 37-year-old woman identified as Bilikisu Kazeem has died from a bullet wound sustained during a gun battle between the police and kidnappers on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The Police reportedly engaged in a shoot-out to rescue kidnap victims including the Lagos State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Philip Aivoji.
Police Spokesman in Ogun State, Omolola Odutola, who disclosed this on Saturday in Abeokuta, said as a result of the engagement, nine out of ten persons were rescued from the suspected kidnappers on the highway.
Recall that suspected kidnappers had on Friday abducted travellers on the Lagos- Ibadan expressway, including the chairman of PDP in Lagos state, Philip Aivoji.
Odutola stated that officers’ intervention had however, aided the release of nine out of ten victims while only the PDP chairman remained in captivity.
Speaking on casualties recorded, Odutola said: “A White Mazda Bus registered as LSR 288 XE was slightly damaged, while Eunice Afolake Osalusi “f”, Erinfolami Samuel “m”, Obafemi Da Altantra “m” and Adeyinka Mathew sustained non-life threatening bullet injuries in their escape attempts, they are recuperating and stable in hospital.
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“Sadly, one Bilikisu Kazeem “f” aged 37years, gave up the ghost before getting to the hospital. Her remains was immediately collected by her relatives who were conveying her to the hospital, declining any autopsy examination from the police”.
The Police Spokesman listed exhibits recovered from the scene to include “one AK47 Magazine containing 28 live ammunition believed to belong to the hoodlums, handsets, car key, which were handed over to respective owners”.
She added that the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operations had mobilised Tactical Commanders, on joint operations with other security agencies to ensure that the PDP chairman, Aivoji is rescued unhurt from the kidnappers.
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