Friday, September 6, 2024 Some unknown gunmen on Thursday abducted a widow and 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 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. ”
Efforts to get the reaction of the spokesperson, Ogun State Police Command,
Omolola Odutola, were futile as calls put to her mobile number were unreachable
and messages sent to her lines were yet to be replied to as of the time of
filing this report
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