Fidelis David in Akure
The abductors of the Principal of Auga Community Grammar School, Auga, his vice and three other teachers have demanded the sum of N35 million as ransom for their release.
This is coming two days after unknown gunmen abducted a three-year-old girl who was inside her mother’s car with another sibling coming from a church programme at Onward area in Akure, the Ondo State capital as well as the abduction of the Eze Ndigbo of Ifon, in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo state on Monday.
In the latest incident, the Principal, Mr. Joshua Adeyemi, his vice, Mr. Ifedayo Yesufu and three teachers nammely Mrs. Bukola Oloyede, Funmilayo Adagunodo and Blessing Okeke, were kidnapped on Thursday evening while travelling on the Auga-Ise Road in Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State.
However, THISDAY gathered that one of the abductees, Mrs. Okeke was later released because she was heavily pregnant.
Wife of the Principal, Mrs. Hellen Adeyemi confirmed that the abductors contacted the family through a phone call, demanding a sum of N35 million before his husband and the three others could be released, while lamenting that their demand was too outrageous and unaffordable for the affected families.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Funmilayo Odunlami, told THISDAY that the command was doing everything possible to ensure the release of the victims.
“It is quite unfortunate that we recorded a case like that but the Anti-kidnapping and Operations Department, including the DPO of that division have combed the bush in the area.
In the case of the three-year-old girl that was abducted, the police image maker said: “It was a case of robbery in the vicinity and the child was abducted. Our Anti-Kidnapping section has taken over the case and we are monitoring the situation to ensure the safe release of the girl and also arrest the culprits.
“When you see something, say something. Some of these acts are planned and some people hear about it. You don’t keep quiet, whenever you suspect anything, call the police,” the PPRO added.
