In the Magbon-Etido neighborhood of Mowe in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, several gunmen suspected of kidnapping a civilian on Monday murdered one soldier and wounded another.

Our correspondent saw a widely shared video of a car carrying what appeared to be a blood-soaked military personnel's corpse together with roughly four other persons.

"Bandits are now in Magbon around Mowe, they have killed two soldiers," according to a message that accompanied the video. A young man was also heard saying in Yoruba, "Won ti pa soja," which translates to "They have killed a soldier."

A community source told our correspondent over the phone on Monday that the gunmen had stormed the area in a commando-style operation and attempted to kidnap a man, prompting some soldiers to intervene. The source spoke to our correspondent under the condition of anonymity due to the nature of the incident.

One of the policemen was killed and another was injured when the attackers opened fire on the soldiers, according to the source.

“I was not around when it happened. What I gathered was that the gunmen wanted to kidnap a man in the area and the soldiers intervened.

“It was during the shoot-out between the soldiers and the kidnappers that one of the soldiers was shot dead while another sustained injuries.”

Another source within the area narrated that the soldiers were attempting to foil a kidnapping attempt when they were shot by the suspects.

“They wanted to kidnap a man and the soldiers tried to intervene but were shot by the kidnappers. One of the soldiers was killed and another was injured,” the source said.

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