Unknown gunmen have abducted four workers of a Chinese company handling the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway project and killed a policeman in Ogun state.
According to an eyewitness, the armed men numbering about eight, dressed in black kaftan, invaded Adeaga/Alaagba village in Odeda local government area of the state and abducted the workers.
It was gathered that the scary looking gunmen had laid siege in the surrounding forest for the expatriates at the town between Oyo-Ogun States border.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident on Thursday morning, saying the Command has deployed tactical teams, who are on the trail of the gunmen.
Oyeyemi, said the police could not verify if the gunmen are Fulani herdsmen.
The PPRO said; “It is true, the incident happened yesterday (Wednesday). The victims are Chinese expatriates working at the construction site at the terminus of the railway around Alaagba area, not far from Kila.
“The gunmen laid ambush for the victims on their way and they were attacked. A police officer escorting them was killed.
“We have started the investigation since yesterday (Wednesday). We are on the trail of those people and hopefully, we are going to get them.
“All our tactical teams have been deployed to that direction and we are trying to locate them and we believe that by the grace of God, we are going to get them.
“We cannot say for now if the abductors are Fulani herdsmen until when we are able to get them.”
