Heavily armed gunmen on Friday evening invaded the residence of
Christianah Ambode, the mother of Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi
Ambode, disarming the octogenarian’s police detail in an apparent
attempt to abduct her.
The incident occurred at 24 Oguntona Crescent, Gbagada Estate I, Lagos at approximately 7:30 p.m., neighbours said.
The police officers manning Mrs. Ambode’s home were “overpowered and dispossessed of their rifles,” sources said.
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Mrs. Ambode was, however, fortunate, as a swift reinforcement by the
state’s police command thwarted the ploy of the assailants, who fled the
scene. The back-up team arrived at 8:10 p.m., the sources said.
Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, Dolapo Badmus, told PREMIUM TIMES she could not immediately confirm the attack.
A senior Lagos State Government official close to Mr. Ambode told
PREMIUM TIMES a commotion occurred near Mrs. Ambode’s home. He, however,
denied that it was a case of attempted kidnap.
The source said a man went to invite military personnel attached to
Operation Mesa to beat Mrs. Ambode’s police detail after he was ordered
not to park his vehicle outside the building.
“We heard from the governor’s security that the matter was not about
kidnapping,” the source said. “What happened was that a man parked his
vehicle outside the home of the governor’s mother and the policemen
there asked him to take his vehicle away.”
“He then went to call men of Operation Mesa to deal with the policemen, that was what caused the disturbance.”
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