An Indian expatriate was abducted and a police officer k!lled during an attack by armed bandits at Ogunmakin Village in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The incident occurred on January 16, 2026 at about 1:00 p.m. at Aqua Triton Company, an agricultural farm, when about ten armed bandits laid siege to the farm.
“The bandits abducted 42-year-old Renjith Pillai, a company director, while he was inspecting crops,” a source told security analyst Zagazola Makama.
The source said four personnel from the Police Mobile Force (PMF) were on guard duty at the farm.
Insp. Imoobe Prester, one of the officers, resisted the abductors and engaged them in a gun duel in a bid to prevent the kidnapping.
“During the encounter, the bandits shot Insp. Imoobe and fled into the bush with his AK-47 rifle after abducting the expatriate.
