Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday night abducted no fewer than 20 travellers along Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway, the news frontier has reported. 

The dare devil gang, who were said to have ambushed the travellers between Sagamu Area Command of the Nigeria Police and Ilisan township, shot one of their victims in the knee.

The Chairman of Ilisan Development Council, Otunba Wemmy Osude, who confirmed this to newsmen, said one of the victims of the attack who is a resident of Ilisan Remo was already receiving medical attention at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital.

He said, "Information reaching me right now confirmed a kidnapping incident between the Area Command and Ilisan City Gate (formerly Delabo). 

"A resident of Ilisan was reportedly shot in the knee and is receiving medical attention at Babcock Teaching Hospital. 

"Other victims were taken into the bush. While waiting for additional information, please contact your loved ones who may be plying the road at about this time to be cautious"

Osude said that he had spoken to the resident of the town who is currently receiving treatment at Babcock University Teaching Hospital and he is in a stable condition.

He said "I have spoken to the Sagamu Area Commander about this incident and hopefully we trust that all the security agents will go after these criminals and rescue these people".

It will be recalled that about two months ago, one person was killed while about six others were abudcted around this same axis of Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway.

This unfortunate incident was preceded with the abduction of two other and the gruesome murder of Prof Yinka Olomojobi of Babcock University, Ilisan Remo.

 at the Ajadeh Event Centre, along Iperu-Sagamu Road, Iperu Remo, in the Ikenne Local Government area.

Olomojobi, was a professor of human rights and gender law.

Efforts to get the reaction of Spokesperson of Ogun State police command, SP Omolola Odutola was unsuccessful as calls put across to her line wasn't connecting.