Unidentified Gunmen Kill Police Officer, Abduct Indian In Oyo Company Attack
Aqua Triton Company located at Ogunmakin, near Ibadan was reportedly under attack on Saturday
afternoon by some yet to be identified gunmen.
Newsmen learned from the Oyo State Police Command while confirming the attack that the assailants stormed the facility in a coordinated, commando-style.
DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, the Command’s Public Relations Officer
said a police officer lost his life
while engaging and repelling the attackers.
He, also disclosed that some of the gunmen were injured during the exchange before they escaped with the Indian expatriate.
Olayinka said, “There was an attack at Aqua Triton Company in Ogunmakin, near Ibadan, Oyo State, where yet to be identified gunmen stormed the facility in a commando-style operation.
“One police officer tragically died while repelling the attack, injuring some of the assailants, and the Indian expatriate principal was abducted,”.
Following the incident, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, Femi Haruna, had ordered a swift response.
“Immediately informed, the Commissioner of Police directed the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations to lead the Anti-Kidnapping Squad and other tactical teams to the scene,” Olayinka said.
He added that security operatives have commenced an intensive bush-combing operation across the area and its surroundings, as efforts continue to rescue the abducted expatriate.
According to him, a full-scale investigation has also been launched to unravel the circumstances surrounding the attack and track down those responsible.
“A bush-combing operation is ongoing, and a full investigation has been launched to ensure the safe rescue of the victim and the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators,” the PPRO said.
The police assured residents and workers in the area that measures have been put in place to restore calm and strengthen security, while urging members of the public to provide useful information that could aid the ongoing investigation.
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