A group of travelers passing through the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway were met with terror and violence when a band of armed gunmen ambushed their vehicles.

The ambush on the unsuspecting travelers reportedly occurred in a section of the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway that runs between Ilisan, Ceplast industries, and Iperu junction. According to eyewitness accounts, the assailants were armed with AK-47 rifles, a common weapon used by criminal gangs in Nigeria.

In the aftermath of the ambush, harrowing details emerged, including a viral audio clip shared by one of the victims, a Lagos-bound driver. The driver’s account offered a chilling glimpse into the terrifying ordeal, describing how the attackers had forced the travelers to pull over by spraying their vehicles with AK-47 rounds, effectively pinning them down and silencing any potential resistance.

He said, “This incident happened at past five in the evening, they were armed to the teeth with A.K 47 rifles shooting heavily. They even killed one person who was inside a Lexus car. So, they marched about seven of us inside the bush and when I saw that they were speaking Hausa, I started speaking Hausa to them begging them not to kill me, so they asked if I was a northerner but I said no, that I have once lived in Kebbi and Sokoto.

“They kept taking us further inside the bush, later they asked if I had any money, so I gave them the N103,000 and my phone. There was another driver from the east who said that the kidnappers had collected N120,000 from him just as we were abducted. They later set the two of us free while the other five people abducted were still with them.”