How Men In Uniform Boldly Abducted Lady Walking With Mum In Lagos

A four-man gang said to be kidnappers
stormed Oshodi under bridge on
Saturday, snatching a young woman at
gunpoint.One of them was reported to
have worn the uniform usually used by
officials of the anti-robbery squad.
It was gathered that the victim was
walking along with her mother when
she was confronted by the men. It was
said that the mother was threatened
with a gun when she wanted to defend
her daughter.
It was learnt that the gang, who were
said to have arrived at the Oshodi area
around 2.30pm, whisked the woman
away in a Honda Pilot jeep.
Trendymates also learnt that the young
woman struggled to avoid being
abducted by snatching handcuffs from
one of the abductors and smashing it on
his head.The man, who was reported to
be on a uniform with a scorpion logo at
the back, corked his gun to disperse a
crowd who wanted to help the woman.
When our correspondent arrived at the
scene of the incident at about 2.45pm,
the victim’s mother was seen pacing up
and down and shouting “egba mi, omo
mi!” (Please help me, my daughter). The
worried mother did not reply our
correspondent’s enquiries as she ran
after the vehicle.
One of the eyewitnesses, who craved
anonymity, showed the picture he took
while the car was zooming off, adding
that the angry crowd hurled stones at it.
He said,
“The men were four, but only one
of them came out to abduct the
lady. She managed to grab the
handcuffs from the man and hit
him on the head. He did not let her
go.He dragged her to a pole and
punched her several times till she
was helpless. As some of us wanted
to rescue her, the man brought out
a gun and threatened to shoot
anybody that came near him. Even
an Air Force official who
approached the others in the
vehicle was shunned.”
Another eyewitness, who gave his name
only as Johnson, said the gang might be
cultists, adding that the woman might
have stepped on their toes.
A man simply, identified as Ayo,
however, said that the men were
kidnappers. He said they would have
killed the woman on the spot if they
were cultists.
“I cannot say they are policemen
because the man in uniform has
beard which is not allowed in
armed forces. They must be
kidnappers. They would have shot
her dead if they were cult
members,” he said.