By Rotimi Ojomoyela
Ado-Ekiti—The abductors of an officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Ekiti State, Oluwafemi Ojo, and his wife have reportedly contacted the family, yesterday morning, demanding N20 million ransom.
The officer and his wife were kidnapped on Saturday at 5p.m., between Ogotun and Igbara-Odo, an area that has become hideout for robbers and kidnappers, on the outskirts of Ogotun-Ekiti in Ekiti South-West Local Government Area.
Oluwafemi, his wife and his elder brother, known as Oluwadare, were said to have visited their hometown, Ogotun. An eyewitness said some residents were robbed of their money and other personal effects before the couple were abducted.
A motorcyclist in the community, Ojo Olabisi, who ran into the kidnappers, had an accident and died while trying to escape.
The source said: “This morning (yesterday), the family was contacted by those who abducted them and they demanded N20 million ransom. We do not have money to pay and those holding them should release them unconditionally.
“Femi and his wife were taken into the bush, while Oluwadare, who owns the vehicle they were travelling in, was left alone.
“It is very curious that some policemen mounted a checkpoint some two kilometres away from the scene of the robbery and abduction. The policemen were on Igbara Odo side.
“In the last five months, criminals, some of whom wore army and police uniforms, killed about six residents in Ogotun and adjoining settlements. We want government and security agencies to save us.”
Efforts to get a reaction from the state’s police spokesperson, Alberto Adeyemi, were not successful at press time, as he did not pick calls to his line. Also, text messages sent to the line were not replied.
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