Four hostages, soldier die as gunmen attack Chinese expatriates in Ogun dredging site

No less than 4 hostages and a solider were reported killed during a kidnapping incidental targeting Chinese expatriates successful Magbon Village, Mowe country of Obafemi-Owode Local Government, Ogun State.

DAILY POST had earlier reported that gunmen suspected to beryllium kidnappers stormed the dredging site popularly called Capo in the aboriginal hours of Monday.

According to eyewitnesses, 1 of the military personnel, protecting the people, was killed portion different sustained gunshot injuries.

DAILY POST learnt that during the bush-combing exercise, a section huntsman supporting the cognition mislaid his beingness successful an brushwood with the fleeing criminals.

Confirming the incident, successful a connection on Tuesday, the Assistant Director Army Public Relations 35 Artillery Brigade, Idereghi  Akari, noted that the troops successful conjunction with the Nigerian Police responded  to the distress telephone astatine a dredging tract wherever expatriate workers were engaged successful operations. 

Akari stated that a fierce speech of occurrence ensued, during which 1 of the attackers was neutralized and the remaining assailants reportedly abandoned their mission, withdrawing done surrounding wood terrain toward the Ogun River. 

According to the statement, the kidnappers reportedly took ...