Unknown gunmen on Thursday abducted an assistant Chief Nursing Officer with the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan Remo, Mrs Elizabeth Uruakpa.
Uruakpa, 66, was said to be coming from the evening church service when the gunmen who had laid ambush swooped on her at the entrance of her house behind the new Ilisan market.
The incident reportedly made the neighbourhood panic as many residents and shop owners quickly shut their doors to avoid being unaware.
A resident of the area who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity, said, “The woman was coming back from the church in the evening around 7 pm when the gunmen abducted her. I know her very well, she’s a senior nursing staff with Babcock University Teaching Hospital and a member of the Winners’ Chapel.
“They dragged her down from her vehicle, put her in their red Toyota car and sped away. It was really like thunder and lightning, and such a thing had never happened before in our neighbourhood. It is so strange and scary.”
The university’s Director of Communication and Marketing, Dr Joshua Suleiman, confirmed the worrisome development to our correspondent on Friday.
He said. “I heard about it last night. It is on one of the university’s platforms but I don’t have a comprehensive report about it. Someone is already working on getting more information about this and as soon as it is ready, I will get across to you. ”
The spokesperson, Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident on her X handle, stating, “On September 5, a distress call was received from the Ilishan near the new market at about 1710hrs that one Elizabeth Uruakpa was abducted by young armed men who blocked her Honda CRV with their unregistered red Toyota Camry and zoomed off with her. Updates later.”
Recall that one of the university’s lecturers, Prof Yinka Olomojobi, was shot dead by a group of armed kidnappers on Friday, April 19, 2024, at the Ajadeh Event Centre, Iperu/Sagamu Road, in the Iperu Remo area of the state.
Olomojobi, a professor of human rights and gender law, was reportedly killed by the kidnappers for resisting his abduction.
