Gunmen have killed a police officer and abducted a Chinese expatriate during an attack on a farm in the Ogunmakin Community, Ibadan area of Oyo State.
The PUNCH reported that the incident occurred around 1 pm on Thursday at Aqua Triton Company when about ten armed men stormed the facility in a commando-style operation.
The attackers seized the company director, 42-year-old Renjith Pillai, while he was inspecting crops on the farm.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ayanlade Olayinka, said the policeman died while trying to repel the assailants.
“I can confirm that an attack occurred at Aqua Triton Company in Ogunmakin, near Ibadan, when unknown 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 Chinese expatriate principal was abducted,” he stated.
Olayinka added that the Commissioner of Police, Femi Haruna, has ordered an immediate manhunt. He said the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations is leading the Anti-Kidnapping Squad and tactical teams in a bush-combing operation to rescue the victim and arrest the perpetrators.
