So-Safe Corps Officer Attacked, Killed By Kidnap Syndicate In Ogun

An operative of the So-Safe Corps, Sofolahan Olanrewaju has been killed in the line of duty.

The development was revealed via press statement signed by Moruf Yusuf, So-Safe 

Director of Information and Public Relations, Olanrewaju was killed on Sunday, August 7, 2022, Abeokuta.

The statement revealed that he was killed at his duty post on Sunday night when a kidnap syndicate raided a public event centre in Abeokuta.

"On Sunday, 7th. August, 2022, at about 2150hrs, a team of yet to be identified kidnap syndicates carried out there dastardly act at Garden of Comfort Lodging, Bar & Event Centre, located at last bus stop, Soyoye, Abeokuta. 

"They succeeded in kidnapping and escaping with a female victim.

"Unfortunately, they shot one of the officers of the So-Safe Corps, Sofolahan Olanrewaju, who was at his duty post."

The statement also disclosed that immediately the incident occurred the Egba Zonal Command has been put on their toes to bring the culprits to book and to ensure they make the axis safer and secure for the good citizens of the state.

"The late Officer of the Corps, Sofolahan Olanrewaju, was an active and committed man serving under Oke-Ogun Division of the Corps.

"The corpse of the late Officer, Sofolahan Olanrewaju has been deposited at the State Hospital Morgue, Ijaye Abeokuta, same day," the statement concluded.