The four wedding guests who were kidnapped on Sunday, January 16 in the Isara region of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State by hoodlums purportedly clad in army uniform have been released.
The victims were taken on their way back to Lagos after one of the vehicles transporting them from a wedding in Ibadan, Oyo state, broke down. The armed hoodlums appeared from the jungle and took away the seven victims, three of whom were later released, while attempting to tow the malfunctioning vehicle.
They were reportedly freed after a ransom of N7.5 million was paid. One of the released victims, Folahan Akinsola, said they were requested to raise N60m to guarantee the release of the other four.
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On Tuesday, January 18, Akinsola reported that his buddies were released after their kidnappers were paid N7.5 million. He said to Punch,
“We were unable to get the whole ransom they demanded, but we had to face them with what we gathered. We ended up paying N7.5m and they were released around 1am today (Tuesday).
“I didn’t follow them to give the kidnappers the money at the location they chose because I was advised that my face was all over social media. After they got the money, they released my friends.
“We already got back to the Divisional Police Officer in Isara to brief him. We also collected our car; but the faulty Toyota Corolla is still there. A friend of mine told me that some people we don’t know are taking advantage of my friends’ situation to post some account numbers to get money.
“We were the ones who raised the money alongside the company my friends work for, among others.”
Source: NaijaOnPoint.com
