Hello Friends!
I believe that the more officers in government (who would have looked into this persistent problem a long time ago), are attacked (not my wish though) the more ''urgent'' the need to salvage what is left of the Lagos-Ibadan Express way would be.
The Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, and some officials of the institute escaped being robbed in Ogun State while returning to Lagos from Ibadan on Thursday evening.
Akinterinwa had left Ibadan in company with other NIIA members of staff after a two-day conference before their convoy was accosted by bandits on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The incident occurred less than four days after the acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, directed the police to commence patrol of all federal highways across the country.
An employee of NIIA, who spoke with our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, said the robbers operated between the Iperu and Sagamu end of the expressway.
He said, “We left Ibadan around 5 pm and were on our way back to Lagos. Since we were in three separate vehicles, we formed a convoy.
The Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, and some officials of the institute escaped being robbed in Ogun State while returning to Lagos from Ibadan on Thursday evening.
Akinterinwa had left Ibadan in company with other NIIA members of staff after a two-day conference before their convoy was accosted by bandits on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The incident occurred less than four days after the acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, directed the police to commence patrol of all federal highways across the country.
An employee of NIIA, who spoke with our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, said the robbers operated between the Iperu and Sagamu end of the expressway.
He said, “We left Ibadan around 5 pm and were on our way back to Lagos. Since we were in three separate vehicles, we formed a convoy.
“When we reached Iperu, we saw people making a U-turn and when we looked closer, we realised that a robbery operation was taking place so we all turned back but the bandits, about 10 in number, started chasing and shooting in our direction.
“Some of the bandits were armed with AK-47 rifles and other sophisticated weapons but we were able to escape to safety. However, some other motorists were not as lucky as an articulated vehicle, which could not make a U-turn fast enough, was attacked and all the passengers onboard started running for their lives”
The source added that there was no police presence in the area, giving the robbers unfettered liberty to attack motorists.
“Despite the order given by the IG to position policemen on this expressway, no policeman was seen. I hope policemen will be immediately deployed there because many people will be travelling this Easter period,” he said.
It was learnt that because of the holidays, many people were travelling and the bandits seized the opportunity to intensify robberies on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Source: Saturday Punch.
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