Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials travelling from Abuja to Lagos were attcked by unknown gunmen at Oshawa along
the Lokoja-Okene highway at about 1:50 pm on Friday, November 29th.
The gunmen had the driver killed and left the other staff in the vehicle brutally injured. Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer, stated that the two personnel were attacked by the gunmen after Zariagi on Lokoja – Okene road. The incident took place at Oshawa, which is not far from Lokoja.
Bisi Kazeem had this to say:
"The kidnappers, according to first information report, were said to have opened fire at the sight of the marked vehicle and unfortunately shot the driver in the head, killing him instantly. The vehicle subsequently lost control and veered off the road. It took hours before the rescue team could locate the vehicle in the bush and evacuate the victims."
Bisi also stated that Dr Boboye Oyeyemi FRSC Corp Marshall, expressed his sympathy to the family of the driver, the entire staff of the Corps and Nigeria for the death of the officer who lost his life in active service.
The incident is under control as the case has been reported to the Nigeria Police Force for immediate investigation.
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