According to the Ogun State Police Command, seven people were taken by gunmen in the Fidiwo sector of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The individuals were rescued unharmed after four days of searching, according to the authorities.
According to Platinumtimes, the gunmen, numbering around nine, ambushed travelers on the road, abducting seven, killing one, and injuring others.
The shooters ambushed them on Monday, according to a victim who refused to provide his name for security reasons.
“The attack occurred around 5.45pm, the gunmen, numbering about nine, two of them wearing military camouflage, stopped our vehicle. They took seven persons, including my father and mother, into the bush.
“The gunmen shot two women who were trying to escape and one of them died,” the victim said.
Giving an update on the kidnapping incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Ogun Command, Omolola Odutola, said one of the kidnappers was arrested while all seven victims were rescued unhurt.
Odutola said the kidnappers were forced to release their victims after a four-day onslaught by the police and other security agencies.
“The gunmen shot a 35-year-old woman who was travelling in another vehicle. She was rushed to the hospital, where she is now responding to treatment.
“A yet-to-be identified corpse of another woman shot dead by the kidnappers while trying to escape has been recovered,” Odutola said.