Gunmen rob stranded travellers on Benin-Akure highway

 

Gunmen rob stranded travellers on Benin-Akure highway


By Dayo Johnson, Akure

Suspected armed robbers have reportedly attacked several travellers stranded on the Benin-Akure highway and the Ipele/Idoani/Isua/Kabba highway both in the Ose council area of Ondo State.

Reports had it that many of the travellers, who were reportedly robbed of their valuables, escaped on motorcycles to cross through the bush paths to escape.

The chairman of Ose council area, Hon Dennis Adekunle, who confirmed the robbery attack, said he had written to the Ondo state government for urgent repair work on the road.

According to Adekunle, “the quarry he approached for help declined because the Federal Road Maintenance Agency might sue it for interference.

The chairman said bandits have robbed many of the stranded travellers on the highway.

Vanguard gathered that the continuous heavy rains have destroyed a section of the Benin-Akure highway at Molege/Elegbeka/Ifon axis and the Ipele/Idoani/Isua/Kabba highway.

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