Gunmen have abducted four Chinese expatriates working on
Lagos-Ibadan railway project in Ogun state.
The assailants were said to have ambushed the workers around
Adeaga/Alaagba village in Odeda LGA area of the state.
The gunmen were reported to have killed the police escort
guarding the expatriates who work with the Chinese company handling the
project.
Confirming the development on Thursday, Abimbola Oyeyemi, Ogun command spokesperson, said the police have mobilised a tactical team of officers to track the gunmen.
“It is true, the incident happened yesterday. The victims
are Chinese expatriates working at the constitution site at the terminus of the
railway around Alaagba area, not far from Kila,” Oyeyemi said.
“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. 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 For we are
going to get them.”
This is coming a week after President Muhammadu Buhari
inaugurated the 157 kilometres Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway for commercial
operations.
In 2017, Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, raised
concerns about the safety of the expatriates handling the project.
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