Unknown gunmen on Saturday night whisked away the Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Mr Rasaki Musibau :Pand about nine others along the popular Epe-Itokin road, Ikorodu, Lagos.

The incident, Igbere TV gathered, occurred while the Fire Service Chief and others were returning to Lagos from Epe.

Igbere TV learnt that the kidnappers had blocked the Itokin bridge, ambushing occupants of a Sienna, Corolla and a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV).

In a related development, Igbere TV learnt that occupants of an interstate bus were also kidnapped on Saturday after the vehicle dropped off some passengers along the road.

A source said the interstate bus had stopped to drop off a passenger at Ejirin, where some other persons standing on the road joined the vehicle enroute Lagos, “but unknown to the driver, those who entered the bus were kidnappers.”

Saturday’s development comes on the heels of other similar incident of kidnappings and armed banditry on the Epe-Itokin road.

Igbere TV recalls that the Community Development Committee (CDC) Chairman, Mr Samson Ajijedidun was on March 1, kidnapped by the criminals and only released after ransom was paid.

Reacting, the Police Spokesman in Lagos, DSP Bala Elkana said seven persons including the Fire Service boss were kidnapped from three vehicles.

He added that investigation into the incident had begun.

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