Some dare-devil armed robbers attacked travellers on Ife-Akure expressway, raping a female victim during the attack.

It was gathered that eight armed wielding men attacked two vehicles traveling from Lagos State towards Ilesa on the expressway before they reach Osu.

According to findings, the vehicles, a commercial bus and a car was forcefully stopped by the armed men and were robbed of their valuables, including ATM cards.

A victim of the attack, which occurred on Wednesday, identified as Wale, said the armed robbers raped a female victim among the passengers in the car while the driver of the bus was shot, but did not killed.

He added that he, along with few others who escaped into the bush informed security operatives, who quickly got to the scene to rescue victim.

His words, “The driver of the bus was shot but not killed. He was injured. One of the passengers in the car, a woman was raped. Money on us was forcefully taken. They collected all our ATM cards and made us to transfer various amount into their accounts.

“Some of us that escaped into bush alerted security men. Not long, policemen, vigilantes and members of Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service arrived and they began to comb the area.

“Few minutes after, they arrested one of the robbers- a man. But others have fled. They took him away. The driver of the bus I was traveling in was rushed to a hospital in Ile-Ife where he is currently receiving treatment”.

When contacted on Thursday, acting Osun command police spokesperson, Emmanuel Giwa-Alade confirmed the incident, saying one of the armed robbers was arrested inside the surrounding bushes.

The arrested suspect has been taken into custody and helping investigation while the injured victims have been taken to hospital for treatment. (Vanguard)

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