Armed b@πdits attacked Ogunmakin Village in Ibadan, Oyo State, k!.dnapping an Indian expat and k!.lling a police officer.
About ten armed b@πdits besieged Aqua Triton Company, an agricultural farm, on January 16, 2026, at around 1:00 p.m.
“The bandits abducted 42-year-old Renjith Pillai, a company director, while he was inspecting crops,” a source told security analyst Zagazola Makama.
Four members of the Police Mobile Force (PMF) were on guard duty at the farm, according to the source.
In an attempt to stop the k.!dnapping, one of the officers, Insp. Imoobe Prester, resisted the k.!dnappers and engaged them in a gunfight..
“During the encounter, the b@πdits sh0t Insp. Imoobe and fled into the bush with his AK-47 rifle after abducting the expatriate.
“The officer was rushed for medical attention but later d!ed,” the source added.
A joint team comprising police operatives from Idi-Ayure Division, PMF personnel, the command’s anti-kidnapping squad, other tactical units, local hunters, and vigilantes was immediately deployed to the scene to comb the surrounding bushes for the abductors and recover the stolen firearm.
The source said intelligence from villagers and farm workers is being used to track the suspects.
The corpse of the slain officer has been deposited at Adeoyo Hospital morgue on Ring Road, Ibadan, for preservation and autopsy.
Investigation into the incident is ongoing.
The police urged members of the public to provide any information that could aid the rescue of the abducted expatriate and arrest of the perpetrators