The Lagos State Police Command, has confirmed the abduction of a man on Medical Road Ikeja early morning of Wednesday.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the kidnapping of a man in his black Toyota Corolla at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos State.
Police also stated that the Command has commenced investigation into the matter to unravel the identities of the bandits and their victims.
“I am aware of the situation. It was as narrated on social media. We have commenced investigation; we have leads. But we are not saying much about it, so we don’t jeopardise investigation.” The police PPRO explained.
A gang of six masked gunmen on Wednesday, abducted a yet-to-be-identified man inside his vehicle at the popular computer village, heightens tension with the Ikeja axis
It was gathered that the man was dragged out of a black Toyota Corolla while driving on Medical Road in the Computer Village area of Ikeja, before he was abducted.
A Twitter user, @girllikehelen, who shared photos of the vehicle, said the incident happened in front of the Slot retail shop around 8am.
She wrote: “The owner of this car was allegedly kidnapped on Medical Road in Ikeja this morning. According to my source, the gunmen accosted the owner of the car and asked him to come down from the vehicle; he refused. They pulled out their guns; he refused to alight from the car.
“Then they pulled out a cutlass. He got out of the car and they whisked him away in their vehicle. The gunmen were six in number and they had masks on.”
Another Twitter use, @RealMabel99 corroborated the earlier user and said the gunmen used a cutlass on the victim’s leg.
“They later took him, after using a cutlass to cut his leg. I was there. People couldn’t do anything because the men were armed and wore masks. This Lagos is no longer safe. I’m still in shock till now.” She said.
One @NwaoguMarvis, claimed he usually took the route to work, said he saw a crowd at the scene. He wrote: “Nowhere is safe in Nigeria anymore. For this to happen at Medical Road at 8am?”
Another eyewitness, @AmaOmenma, stated that the crowd gathered around the man’s car, which was left behind after he was taken away by the gunmen.
“Everyone was on the run as they were ready to shoot at anyone in sight. Some threw stones at them though but eventually succeeded in bundling him away,” he added.
