lost during an armed robbery attack on the Benin/Shagamu Expressway in
the state few days ago.
Armed bandits, numbering 10 on Tuesday attacked some travellers on
Shagamu/Benin Expressway at Omotoso area of the Okitipupa Local
Government Area of the state.
The Police said no live was lost but that the bandits allegedly stole
some valuables.
In a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations
Officer in the state, Mr. Femi Joseph, he said the report trending on
the social media that many people were killed in the robbery incident
was false.
Joseph said, "the command wishes to state that nothing of such
happened. To set the record straight, some passengers in a commercial
bus travelling from Lagos to Imo State were intercepted by the robbers
on the expressway.
"The hoodlums who did not succeed in their efforts to rob the
passengers owing to the quick intervention of the men of the command,
kidnapped some of the commuters.
"However, four men were later rescued by the police while efforts are
being intensified to arrest the hoodlums and rescue the remaining
victims. Information from the rescued victims indicated that the
hoodlums were from Chad and Niger.
"It must be added that no one was maimed, killed or has been
reportedly killed by the hoodlums"
The PPRO, while urging the people to disregard the media report, said
"it (the report) is a social media malady to whip up sentiment by some
lawless members of the society."
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