TOYIN'S ABDUCTION: FOUR POLICEMEN WERE ALMOST MURDERED BY HER ABDUCTORS

The inspector, identified as Moronfola Oyeniyi, is now battling to stay alive at an undisclosed hospital in Festac.

It was gathered that the prime suspect in the abduction of Toyin, the wife of The Sun newspapers’ Deputy Managing Director, Mr Steve Nwosu, was leading the policemen to where Toyin was being held when armed men, believed to be the masterminds of the abduction attacked them.

The policemen called for reinforcement and arrested 15 suspects in the area. The men who attacked the policemen about 9am, hurriedly made away with the prime suspect, Oyeniyi’s service pistol and his AK47 rifle. Oyeniyi and three other policemen, who are attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, were attacked around Festac-Agboju area of the metropolis by men believed to be of northern extraction.

The armed men were said to have appeared from the canal area and pounced on the policemen. Three of the policemen escaped, but Oyeniyi was not so lucky. He was attacked with machetes. One of his colleagues said: “We don’t know if Fola (Oyeniyi) will live. We are praying for him. His situation is very bad.

The Hausa men just appeared from the canal area and attacked the policemen. They took Fola’s service pistol and AK47 rifle.” The prime suspect was said to have been arrested during ongoing investigation and had finally cracked under intense interrogation.
He was also said to have agreed to take the policemen to where Toyin was being held. “Minutes after the attack, our men re-enforced and stormed the area. They arrested 15 people and recovered Fola’s service pistol.
The 15 suspects have denied being part of those that attacked Fola and his team,” said a policeman.

The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Joe Offor, said he was not aware of any incident at Festac. He, however, promised to call Area E Command, Festac, to find out.