Security operatives attached to the convoy of the wife of Ekiti State governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, on Friday, dislodged armed bandits who laid siege to the Ogere end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Before the arrival of the governor’s wife’s convoy on the scene around 3.15 pm, it was learnt that the gang had operated unhindered for several hours and dispossessed of some motorists and commuters of their valuables.

The First Lady was returning to Ado-Ekiti, after attending the burial service of the father of Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, in Lagos, when the incident happened.

The bandits had fled into the bush, following sporadic gunshots released into the air by the combined team of security operatives.

The convoy left the scene after about fifteen minutes of gunshots, with the rescued vehicles in tow amid thunderous ovation for the bravery of the security men.

Some of the commuters, who narrated their ordeal in muffled tones, said that they were forced to duck under their vehicles while the operation lasted. Some drivers that also got the information in time had made a quick U-turn which led to accidents on the road.

Traffic on the other end of the road had been observed to be unusually light, while a snarl was noticed ahead of the road leading to Ibadan.

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