Nine of the people of the Adanla community in Kwara State’s Ifelodun local government area who were kidnapped by robbers have reportedly been freed after paying an N40 million ransom.
This occurred after armed bandits allegedly abducted ten additional people on Wednesday in the local government area’s Ahun and Oro-Ago communities.
Six kidnappings occurred in Ahun and four in the settlements of Oro-Ago and Oyate early on Wednesday, according to sources.
When gunmen broke into Oba Olarinoye’s palace, the Adanla abduction took place.
According to a local source, the victims were freed on Thursday night following the payment of an N40 million ransom to the abductors.
“Everyone in Adanla 9 is now free again. “Glory to God!” exclaimed the source.
In the Oro-Ago incident, a victim’s wife claimed that her husband, Clement Emmanuel, a sawmill operator, and his apprentice, Solomon, were abducted while chopping trees at a farm in Ahun village.
Two other people, Adewole and Adebayo, were reportedly abducted as they were ready to begin burning down trees to make charcoal, according to another source.
Mrs. Emmanuel further stated that she had received a call from the abductors requesting a N10 million ransom.
At a media conference yesterday, Adekimi Ojo, the state commissioner of police, informed reporters that he had not yet received an official briefing regarding the purported kidnapping of ten people in Oro-Ago and the surrounding area.
But he clarified that after intercepted communications revealed plans by a suspected kidnapping racket to penetrate the area to service and refit motorcycles meant for illegal operations, his forces carried out a coordinated joint intelligence-led operation in Oro-Ago.
Ten suspects, including a mechanic and a logistics worker who was allegedly providing the syndicate with fuel and other operational support, were apprehended as a consequence of the operation.
“As exhibits, ten Bajaj Boxer motorcycles that were reasonably suspected of being operational assets for kidnapping and banditry activities were recovered,” he stated.
The Eruku hamlet in the state’s Ifelodun local government area was reportedly attacked by bandits on Friday, according to an unverified claim.
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