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Gunmen kidnap Lagos State Fire Service Director, six others
The Director of Lagos State Fire Service, Mr Rasaki Musibau and six others were abducted by unknown gunmen on Saturday night at 8 p.m. on Iwoye Bridge, along the Itoikin-Epe Road, Ikorodu.
The Lagos State Police Command’s spokesman, DSP Bala Elkana, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, saying that the police were on the trail of the abductors.
Elakana, in a statement on Sunday, said that operatives of the command were on the trail of the abductors.
He added that the Commissioner of Police, Zubairu Mu’azu, had visited the scene of the incident and gave an assurance that the command would leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the victims were rescued.
Elkana stated,
“The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Zubairu Mu’azu, tasked the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit to ensure that it rescues the seven persons abducted by some hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers on Saturday, April 6, 2019, around 8pm, on the Iwoye Bridge, Itokin-Epe Road, Ikorodu.
“The CP, in company with the tactical unit commanders, visited the crime scene in the early hours of today (Sunday), and assured the families of the victims that the command was leaving no stone unturned in ensuring that the victims were rescued unhurt.
“Those abducted include Rasaki Musibau, Mufutau Adams, Funmilayo Adelumo, Asiogu Martha, Lasisi Muka and two others. The vehicles recovered from the scene were a Toyota Sienna SUV, Toyota Corolla car and an Opel SUV.
Meanwhile, the command has assured Lagosians of their safety at all times as it has intensified patrols and surveillance along the Itokin-Epe Road, Ketu, Ereyun and other major highways in the state.”
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