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No fewer than three policemen were said to have been abducted in broad daylight by some unknown gunmen in Ogun State. It was gathered that the police officers were abducted on Thursday at Wasinmi, in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. The cops were the State from Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos State, for an investigation. They were said to have been duly booked  at the police division in Wasinmi, before they left for their place of primary assignment. A reliable source told our correspondent that the officers, led by Inspector Oladipo Olayemi, were captured on the road by their abductors, who accosted them at about 2:30pm. It was gathered that the commercial driver, who conveyed the cops escaped by a whisker from the kidnappers. It was further gathered that the Divisional Police Officer in Ewekoro had led his men in searching for the missing policemen. When contacted, the Ogun State Police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed that “people were kidnapped, but only one policeman i...

The spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has warned Nigerians to desist from assaulting policemen as, it is a criminal offence and an insult to the nation. Adejobi said this in a statement on Monday, while reacting to a viral video of civilians dragging a loaded gun with a policeman and also rough-handling another policeman.  The spokesperson said, “Where a public officer acts contrary to the provisions of extant laws, there are channels to report such conduct and get prompt justice, particularly in the Nigeria Police Force. In the extant case, the individuals resorted to self-help and assaulted the officers, attempted to snatch the officers’ firearm, and in so doing breached the law.  “Furthermore, the Force urges the Nigerian populace not to take laws into their hands whenever they have unpleasant encounters with police officers. “Similarly, the idea of pouncing on and beating up Law Enforcement Agents carrying out their public duty by members of the...