The wife of a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, was abducted late Thursday night at her residence in the Arepo area of Ogun State.
The Ogun State Police Command, in a statement released on Friday, confirmed the incident and detailed ongoing efforts to rescue the victim, who was reportedly taken by four masked assailants.
According to the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, “Information was received regarding the kidnapping of Mrs. Odumosu, a resident of Aminu Street, Arepo. Reports indicate that she was about to enter her home when four masked men attacked her, dragged her from her Lexus Jeep, and took her through the swamp to an unknown location.”
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the area was reported to have led a team of officers to the crime scene, where a search operation was initiated in the swampy terrain.
Odutola explained, “The Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, PhD, has been briefed, and all covert operations have been deployed to assist with digital intelligence to ensure she is rescued unhurt. Local chiefs from Warewa and Maaba have also been engaged to deploy community security outfits in the search efforts.”
