Gunmen Kill Policeman, Abduct Chinese Expatriate.

Gunmen shot dead a police officer and kidnapped a Chinese expatriate during an attack on Aqua Triton Company located in Ogunmakin, on the outskirts of Ibadan, Oyo State.

The Oyo State Police Command confirmed the incident on Saturday, describing the attack as a coordinated, commando-style operation. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, said the attackers invaded the company’s premises and confronted security operatives on duty.

“One police officer was killed while repelling the attack, and a Chinese expatriate was abducted. Some of the attackers were also injured,” Olayinka said.

He added that the Commissioner of Police immediately instructed the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations to lead the Anti-Kidnapping Squad alongside other tactical units to the location. He said bush-combing operations and a comprehensive investigation are ongoing to rescue the abducted victim and arrest those responsible.

In a related development, suspected gunmen have kidnapped an All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain in Ondo State, Prince Emorioloye Owoloemi, who also serves as the Director-General of the Asiwaju Media Team.

Sources disclosed that Owoloemi was abducted at about 9 a.m. along the Okonga/Olodo Junction in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area. He was reportedly taken from his office by armed men who arrived in two Hilux vehicles, and his current location remains unknown.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Ondo State Police Command, Mr Jimoh Abayomi, said investigations had begun, assuring residents that adequate measures were being implemented to protect lives and property.

Meanwhile, the Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun, has arrested 32 suspected kidnappers and other criminal suspects across the state.

While parading the suspects, the Commander of Amotekun, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, said 17 of them were connected to kidnapping-related crimes. He revealed that arrests were made in Oba Akoko, Ile Oluji, Ondo town, Akin Camp and the Odigbo axis, leading to the rescue of some victims.

Adeleye also dismissed claims that bandits had invaded Akure, explaining that although there has been an influx of unemployed youths into the state, security agencies are collaborating to prevent criminal activities.

He reassured residents that Ondo State remains peaceful and that criminal activities are gradually declining.