A yet-to-be-identified motorist has been kidnapped by some gunmen in the Ikeja Area of Lagos State.
The incident reportedly happened on Tuesday at Computer Village, a crowded part of Lagos State.
Narrating what happened, a tweep @girllikehelen said the man, who was driving a black Toyota Corolla, was forced out of his car by the masked armed men.
The eyewitness shared images of the scene where the vehicle was deserted and noted that it happened in front of the Slot retail shop around 8 am.
She wrote, “The owner of this car was allegedly kidnapped on Medical Road in Ikeja this morning. According to my source, the gunmen accosted the owner of the car and asked him to come down from the vehicle; he refused. They pulled out their guns, he refused to alight from the car.
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“Then they pulled out a cutlass. He got out of the car and they whisked him away in their vehicle. The gunmen were six in number and they had masks on.”
The account of the tweep was confirmed by another Twitter user, @RealMabel99 who said the gunmen used a cutlass on the victim’s leg.
She said, “They later took him, after using a cutlass to cut his leg. I was there. People couldn’t do anything because the men were armed and wore masks. This Lagos is no longer safe. I’m still in shock till now”
One @NwaoguMarvis, who claimed he usually took the route to work, said he saw a crowd at the scene.
He wrote, “Nowhere is safe in Nigeria anymore. For this to happen at Medical Road at 8 am?”
Another eyewitness, @AmaOmenma, stated that the crowd gathered around the man’s car, which was left behind after he was taken away by the gunmen.
“Everyone was on the run as they were ready to shoot at anyone in sight. Some threw stones at them though but eventually succeeded in bundling him away,” he added.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident.
He said, “I am aware of the situation. It was as narrated on social media. We have commenced an investigation; we have leads. But we are not saying much about t it so we don’t jeopardise investigation.”