The Ogun State Police Command, on Wednesday, confirmed that four travelers abducted on Sunday along the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode highway have regained their freedom.
Spokesman for the Command, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed this through a statement on Wednesday.
Odutola said those rescued along Ogere axis of the Lagos-Ibadan highway by the anti-kidnapping team of the Command included one Mr. Ola, and three Indian nationals.
She said: “One Mr. Ola, Pujan, and two other Indians names yet unknown have regained their freedom along Ogere inward Lagos Ibadan expressway; efforts ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects.”
The Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, had on Monday, ordered the anti-kidnapping unit to launch a manhunt for the gunmen who attacked and kidnapped the travelers.
The gunmen were said to have ambushed the travelers between Sagamu Area Command of the Nigeria Police and Ilisan township.
According to the Chairman of Ilisan Development Council, Wemmy Osude, some other victims were taken into the bush by the criminals.
