Armed bandits kill Police officer, kidnapped three Chinese expatriates in Osun

TopNaija reports that suspected armed bandits kidnapped three Chinese expatriates and killed police escort in Osun at a mining site along Ifewara area of Ife East local government of Osun State.

It was gathered that the incident happened at Akere,  gunmen shooting sporadically into the air to scare people around the area before they perpetrated their evil deeds.

The reason for killing the police officer and abduction of the Chinese expatriates remained cloudy as of the time of filing in this report but it was learnt that the gunmen went away with the Chinese men labourers at the mining site.

Informed sources argued that the labourers were having an issue with the Chinese men who refused to give them their entitlements for works carried out for them at the site for a long period of time.

It was further gleaned that, the issue of the payment had been generating a lot of controversies between them before the angry labourers killed their policeman and adopted them.

Reports also hinted that the policeman was first gunned down by the killers because he was holding a gun which he could use to kill them and defend his boss.

The development, however, said to have made travellers on the road abandoned their vehicles and ran helter-skelter into the bush to avoid being victims of circumstances on the road.

While speaking on the incident, the Nigerian Security And Civil Defence Corps Public Relation Officer in the State, Mr Daniel Adigun, confirmed the story but declined further comments on it.

Also commenting on the matter, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinbi, (rtd), Corps Commandant, Amotekun Security outfit in Osun state said, “It is true that some Chinese expatriates were kidnapped at a mining site in a village in Ifewara.”

“A police escort was also killed in the process. Our men have been deployed into the village to comb everywhere in an attempt to rescue the victims.

“We are also investigating the circumstances behind the incidence with a view to bringing the culprits to justice,” he said.

Meanwhile, the state police command spokesperson, Mrs Yemisi Opalola could not be reached for comment as at the time of filing in this report.