How men in uniform boldly abducted lady walking with her mum inLagos

A four-man gang said to be kidnappers stormed Oshodi 
under bridge on Saturday, snatching a young woman
 at gunpoint.One of them was reported to have worn 
the uniform usually used by officials of the anti-robbery squad.

It was gathered that the victim was walking along with her 
mother when she was confronted by the men. It was said
 that the mother was threatened with a gun when she wanted
 to defend her daughter.

It was learnt that the gang, who were said to have arrived at
 the Oshodi area around 2.30pm, whisked the woman away
 in a Honda Pilot jeep.

PUNCH also learnt that the young woman struggled to avoid 
being abducted by snatching handcuffs from one of the 
abductors and smashing it on his head.The man, who was
 reported to be on a uniform with a scorpion logo at the back, 
corked his gun to disperse a crowd who wanted to help the 
woman.

When our correspondent arrived at the scene of the 
incident at about 2.45pm, the victim’s mother was seen pacing
 up and down and shouting “egba mi, omo mi!” (Please
 help me, my daughter). The worried mother did
 not reply our correspondent’s enquiries as she ran after
 the vehicle.

One of the eyewitnesses, who craved anonymity, showed
 the picture he took while the car was zooming off, adding
 that the angry crowd hurled stones at it.

He said,

 “The men were four, but only one of them came out to

 abduct the lady. She managed to grab the handcuffs from

the man and hit him on the head. He did not let her go.He

dragged her to a pole and punched her several times till

she was helpless. As some of us wanted to rescue her, the

man brought out a gun and threatened to shoot anybody

that came near him. Even an Air Force official who

approached the others in the vehicle was shunned.”

Another eyewitness, who gave his name only as
 Johnson, said the gang might be cultists, adding that 
the woman might have stepped on their toes.

A man simply, identified as Ayo, however, 
said that the men were kidnappers. He said they
 would have killed the woman on the spot if they
 were cultists.

“I cannot say they are policemen because the man

in uniform has beard which is not allowed in armed

forces. They must be kidnappers. They would have

shot her dead if they were cult members,” he said