The Oyo state command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has killed a suspected Kidnapper after engaging in a gun battle with the NSCDC officers.
The suspected kidnapper was said to have attempted to Kidnap the owner of a Farm along Abanla Ogunmakin road in Ibadan before he met his defeat.
The Oyo state Civil Defence disclosed this through a statement signed by the it’s Public Relations Officer Oyindamola Okuneye.
According to the statement, the suspected kidnappers numbered 8(eight) gained their entry to the farm to kidnappe the owner of the farm who is a foreigner but have to engaged the gallant officers of the Corps in a gun battle in which one of them was shot dead and others escaped with various degree of bullet wound.
He said, It would be recalled in June 1st 2022 the suspected kidnappers visited the farm to kidnapped in which one of our officer was shot during gun battle before the reprisal attack that happened yesterday September 28th 2022.
The statement said the Commandant Adaralewa Michael used the medium to call on the citizens of the State to join hand with all Security operatives by giving credible information to them about what is happening in their jurisdiction and also inform NSCDC or the sister agencies anytime they suspect anybody with bullet wound in other to arrest other members of the kidnapped gang that escaped with the bullet injuries.
He said, we are created to protect you, if you see something, please say something”, he said.
