Cases of kidnapping on Lagos /Ibadan Expressway have increased according to commuters plying the road.
The major area where the kidnappers had been abducting motorists is a location after Abule Onigaari, Franktalknow learnt.
Abule Onigaari is one of the locations situated at the boundary between Oyo and Ogun states.
It was learnt that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, had the penultimate weekend, killed a commercial driver identified as Oluwatosin Aruwajoye.
Also, the kidnappers on Saturday 8th January abducted five passengers, while another person, Ibrahim Tiamiyu, was shot in the thigh.
The driver’s corpse was thereafter deposited at Adeoyo State Hospital morgue at Ring Road, Ibadan.
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It was learnt that the eight-seater ash-coloured Toyota Sienna bus with registration number MUS 493 HH, was heading to Lagos from Ibadan when the kidnappers struck.
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The kidnappers were said to have suddenly emerged from the bush and started shooting the bus.
Our correspondent gathered that the case was reported at Toll Gate Police Division.
An actress, Bimpe Akintunde, and her daughter had also escaped being kidnapped in the same location.
The actress had taken to her Instagram account to recount her experience. According to her, she was attacked at the Onigaari spot but was able to turn back to Ibadan, while informing others of the dangers ahead.
It was gathered that the kidnappers made an attempt to kidnap more people on Sunday at the same location.
The kidnappers, numbering about 10, reportedly shot at oncoming vehicles from Ibadan in an attempt to kidnap travellers on Sunday.
It was also learnt that the abductors were said to be wearing Army uniforms.
Our correspondent gathered that an undisclosed number of passengers were allegedly kidnapped at the location on Sunday.
One of the victims was later rushed to Fresh FM Ibadan around 8. pm on Sunday to narrate his ordeal.
The victim, while speaking during the programme entitled “Opeyemi” and anchored by ace gospel musician, Yinka Ayefele, explained that the kidnappers attempted to kidnap him and other commuters.
The victim, who alleged that the kidnappers were speaking Fulani language and were in Army uniform, explained that their car was shot severally before he managed to escape.
The programme, which was aired in the Yoruba language, was monitored by a DAILY POST correspondent on Sunday.
Some of the motorists said that they are afraid to travel from Ibadan to Lagos State.
Oyo State Commandant of Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) also known as Amotekun Corps, Olayinka Olayanju confirmed one of the incidents.
Olayanju, in a telephone conversation with DAILY POST on Monday, confirmed the killing of a driver and abduction of five people which took place on Saturday, 8th January.
He however said that Amotekun and other security agencies have been patrolling the area in order to prevent further attacks of innocent people along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
He said, “I am aware of the one you said that they killed the driver and kidnapped five people. I am aware of that one, but that is not in Oyo State.
“They are saying that Onigaari, but where the thing happened is not Onigaari. They just used Onigaari to describe the area. They have passed Onigaari, they have passed the bridge.
“That area is not Oyo state but Ogun State, but the people used Onigaari to describe the place.
“I can tell you that since that incident of last weekend happened, we have been having a patrol of security agencies in that place”.
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