Woman shot during gun battle between police and kidnappers on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

NIGERIA — A 37-year-old woman identified as Bilikisu Kazeem has died from a bullet wound sustained during a gun battle between the police and kidnappers on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Omolola Odutola, Ogun police spokesperson, confirmed the incident to TheCable on Saturday. Odutola said the accident happened while police were rescuing hostages abducted from the highway. On Friday, kidnappers abducted Philip Aivoji, chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, and some members of the party along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway... thecable.ng