Two vehicles travelling along Ife/Osu highway have been attacked by armed robbers, who allegedly shot a driver and raped a female passenger.
An anonymous source privy to the development said that the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday between Ife and Osu community in Osun State.
According to him, the robbers numbering about eight had stopped a commercial bus coming from Lagos and a private car, ordered the passengers to disembark, and collected various sums of money from them.
He said, “The robbers attacked two vehicles. A bus and one private car. I was travelling on the bus. Both vehicles were coming from Lagos.
“We were out of Ife but yet to reach Osu community, when our vehicles were stopped by the robbers. They were about eight in number and they carried guns.
The driver of the bus was shot, but he didn’t die. He was injured. One of the passengers in the car, a woman was raped.
“They collected the money we had and our ATM cards. They made us transfer various amounts into their account. They later handed our cards to one of the gang members.
Osun State Acting Police Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Giwa-Alade who confirmed the incident said a suspect had been arrested in connection with the crime.
“The incident happened. I got a briefing about it not long ago and we were able to apprehend one suspect. He is helping our investigation,” Giwa-Alade said