Abductors Free Woman, Daughter in Ekiti Five Days after Killing Husband

Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti

A joint security team operating at a section of Ekiti State has freed a woman and her daughter from captivity on Friday.

The woman and her daughter came for a burial from Lagos but were kidnapped along Ayetoro-Ewu Ekiti Road by gunmen that shoot her husband and killed him instantly.

The security also freed six others, who were kidnapped at Otun Ekiti, Moba Local Government Area (MLGA) of the state, on Monday while four persons were still being held.

A source confided in newsmen in Ado Ekiti yesterday that they were freed at a forest located at Ikun Ekiti in MLGA on Tuesday’s evening.

The source said each of the abductees paid undisclosed sum as ransom to regain freedom.

“They all paid ransom and they did this under strict instruction that they should put the money inside polythene bags. They were released at a forest in Ikun Ekiti.

“Those who took the money to them only trekked for a few minutes into the forest before getting them. They were said to have threatened those who brought the money with guns,” he said.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, ASP. Sunday Abutu, said eight persons were rescued from the gunmen.

Abutu stated that they were rescued through combined efforts of the police, Amotekun Corps and local hunters after giving the bandits a hot chase into the forest.

“We didn’t hear of payment of any ransom. Our security people did a great job. Immediately the incident happened, we started combing the surrounding forests and that yielded results.

“They were rescued due to good job done by security men and that was commendable,” Abutu said.

The deceased and his family members were driving in a Lexus Jeep when the gunmen suddenly rained bullets on the car.