Gunmen kill two, kidnap three in Lagos community

Ojuade said: “About 6pm on Friday, four men, who were armed with guns, broke into the residence of one Mr. Rashidi Salami, beat his wife mercilessly and took away his two married daughters who came to visit them.

“Two neighbours, who intercepted and wanted to prevent them from escaping with the women, were shot dead, before they escaped with their victims.

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“The deceased: Messrs Nurudeen Olanrenwaju and Idris Olowolayemo, were buried yesterday according to Muslim rites.”

Ojuade added that the gunmen came again on Sunday at 1pm to the building next to where they allegedly kidnapped the two women on Friday and kidnapped one Mr. Kehinde, whom he said had just returned from church.

He said: “Immediately Kehinde parked his car, the gunmen jumped into his compound and started shooting bullets into his building.

“They captured him and escaped again to Ogun through a canoe.”

He called on the state government to come to their aid and provide security for the area.

He said: “We want the government to erect police post in Oshin to reduce criminality in the area.

“We want the police to help us rescue the three people who had been kidnapped.”

Another resident, who only identified himself as Kunle, told NAN that many residents had abandoned their houses in the area due to the incessant kidnappings.

Kunle said: “The community is now deserted as many residents had packed out of their houses for fear of the unknown.

“We can no longer sleep and close our eyes as our lives are not safe.”

He said that the parents of the two women allegedly kidnapped on Friday were currently receiving treatment at the hospital.

As at the time of filling this report, the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, was yet to respond to calls and text messages sent to his cell phones.

NAN reports that, however, some police officers had been drafted to the scene of the incident.

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