Amotekun foils ransom fee in Ondo, rescue 5 kidnap victims

Operatives of the Ondo State Safety Community Company, Amotekun, have rescued 5 victims kidnapped within the state few days in the past.

The victims have been rescued with out the fee of the N150 million ransom demanded by their abductors.

The commander of Amotekun within the state, Adetunji Adeleye, revealed that 4 of the victims have been kidnapped alongside Ore-Ijebu Ode/Lagos expressway.

Adeleye additional harassed that one different sufferer was rescued round Ifon forest 5 days after he was kidnapped at his Upemen residence on Owo-Ikare street.

The Amotekun boss, who disclosed that armed kidnappers had demanded ransom from the households of the victims earlier than Amotekun foiled the operations, disclosed that Amotekun rangers had been deployed into all the most important forests and places within the state to curb criminalities.

He disclosed that over 12 armed theft and kidnapping circumstances had been foiled by officers of Amotekun within the state, notably Ondo-Ogun states boundary.

One of many rescued victims, Ayo Adeyeye, who narrated the traumatic and harrowing expertise whereas in captivity, revealed that the abductors threatened to terminate his life and others if the demand for the ransom weren’t met.

“I used to be returning residence after they stopped us however my brother ran away earlier than I might cease the motorbike. They dragged me with them and we trekked all by way of the evening until the next morning.”