Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has ordered security forces to begin a large-scale search for the kidnappers involved in Sunday’s incident on the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode expressway. On Sunday night, around 9 p.m., several people were kidnapped by gunmen in multiple incidents near the Police Area Command and Ilishan City Gate on the busy road. The…
The US Department of State has issued a travel advisory, cautioning Americans to reconsider traveling to Nigeria due to various security concerns. They highlight issues such as crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and armed gangs as reasons for the advisory. The advisory specifies certain areas with increased risk, including: The advisory further mentions that violent…
Suspected kidnappers have abducted four travelers in Olubo Village, along the Abeokuta-Imala-Ayetoro Road in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The people in question, three traders and a driver were kidnapped on Tuesday night while getting back from Ilara market in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of the state. Olubo town is a similar…
The Police in Ogun has advised residents of the state not to use deserted areas or roads to avoid being kidnapped.ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, gave the advice on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sango-Ota. Oyeyemi urged them to be security conscious…
Oyo Police Command on Tuesday, confirmed the kidnapping of three persons at Onipe village, on Ijebu Ode-Ibadan Road in Oluyole Local Government Area of the State. According to the Vanguard, “journalists gathered that gunmen had at about 8:20 a.m. on Monday, emerged from the bush around Onipe community, shot sporadically into the air before taking…
