Hundreds of commuters who planned to go from Ibadan to Lagos state are presently fearful of being abducted, according to reports.
A source said that there have been multiple incidences of motorists being kidnaped along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
According to reports, the main region where the kidnappers have been abducting motorists on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is near Abule Onigaari.
Abule Onigaari is one of the places located on the border between Oyo and Ogun states.
It was learned that gunmen suspected of being kidnappers killed a commercial driver named Oluwatosin Aruwajoye over the weekend.
According to the report, the kidnappers seized five people on Saturday, January 8th, while another person, Ibrahim Tiamiyu, was wounded in the thigh.
The driver’s body was later placed at the Adeoyo State Hospital mortuary on Ring Road in Ibadan.
The eight-seater ash-colored Toyota Sienna bus, with registration number MUS 493 HH, was on its way to Lagos from Ibadan when the kidnappers struck.
The kidnappers were claimed to have emerged from the woods and began firing at the bus.
According to our source, the matter was reported to the Toll Gate Police Division.
It was also discovered that an actress, Bimpe Akintunde, and her daughter had fled from the same area after being kidnaped.
The kidnappers attempted to kidnap other individuals on Sunday (yesterday) at the same place.
Our source learned that the kidnappers, numbering around ten, were firing at approaching vehicles from Ibadan on Sunday in an effort to abduct passengers.