August 26, (THEWILL) – Armed men have ambushed a vehicle conveying murder suspects to the facility of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Ilesha, Osun State.
Three murder suspects, who sustained injuries, were later reported to have died at a hospital to which they were rushed to following the attack.
A statement by Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Yemisi Opalola, explained that the State Police Tactical Team’s vehicle, conveying some murder suspects to Ilesa Correctional Centre, developed mechanical fault after Osunjela river along Osogbo/Ilesa Road, at around 3:30pm.
According to her, “As the nearby mechanics were working on the vehicle, four armed men emerged from Osunjela road on a motorcycle and attacked the Police team by firing sporadically in a bid to hijack suspects.
“However, with the superior fire-power of the Police team, the hoodlums abandoned their motorcycle, three locally made guns; one pump action, two cut to size barrel guns with fourteen live cartridges.
“In the process, three murder suspects sustained several degrees of injuries and later died at Asubiaro hospital in Osogbo and were deposited in the same hospital morgue. The hoodlums fled into the bush with bullet wounds.
“Meanwhile, the police in collaboration with the local security outfits and the youths of the community are combing the bush for possible arrest of the fleeing suspects.”
