by Rachel ogbu

Two Chinese nationals, Sung Jiang She and Zhang Wen Xue, employees of Lee Group of Companies, have been rescued from kidnappers in Ogijo area of Ogun state.

They were kidnapped at Odongunyan, Ikorodu,in Lagos State but police traced the victims to a house at Sagamu-Ikorodu Road where a gun battle ensued between the Ogun State Police Command and suspected kidnappers.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said one suspect died in the process.

“Around 3pm on Monday, the Assistant Inspector General in charge of Zone 2, Mammam Tsafe, called the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ikemefuna Okoye, informing him that two Chinese nationals had been kidnapped at Odongunya, Ikorodu, Lagos state,” he said.

“The CP ordered the Divisional Police Officer, Ogijo, Toyin Afolaogun, to be on the lookout for the hoodlums. The DPO sighted and pursued the hoodlums , who were in a BMW car with number plate, CK 737 LSD, to their hideouts.

“The victims were rescued unhurt while one of the suspects was fatally injured. Others fled with bullet wounds. The CP has ordered the kidnappers’ den to be cordoned off and placed under surveillance for further investigation to prevent hoodlums from using the remote building that is almost three kilometres off  Sagamu-Ikorodu road  for a similar operation.”

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According to reports, Adejobi said they recovered were three locally made pistols with live cartridges, phones, masks and the BMW car. The matter had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, for further investigation, adding that efforts were on to apprehend the fleeing culprits.