The kidnapped corps members from Ondo State who have been launched by the abductors on Monday stated the household of every of the victims paid a sum of N1 million earlier than they have been let out.
The 5 victims, who embrace 4 corps members and one artisan, have been kidnapped by the bandits at about 11 pm final Thursday at Omi Alafa Village in Ifon, Ose Native Authorities Space, and dragged the victims into the forest.
The corps members have been stated to be going again dwelling after the three-week Nationwide Youth Service Corps Orientation camp in Enugu and Abia States. It was gathered that the driving force and one passenger sitting in entrance of the car have been shot lifeless by the bandits.
Narrating their ordeal within the incident, one of many corps members, Endurance Andrew, stated the bandits contacted their households and demanded a sum of N30 million every for ransom however after a lot negotiation they agreed to gather N1 million.
She described the 4 days expertise within the den of the bandits as horrible and hellish, saying they have been crushed black and blue by the abductors whereas they got garri and soiled water to eat as soon as a day.
Andrew stated, “We boarded a bus from Abia State to Onitsha, however our driver was not quick sufficient, one of many park drivers took us to the place we boarded one other bus going to Akure, we obtained there round 2 pm however the driver didn’t take off instantly, so we left Onitsha park round 5 pm with 9 passengers in a Sienna bus. We obtained to Ondo state round 10 pm and that was when the incident occurred. They flashed a torch gentle on the driving force and the driving force stated “Oga I no see you”.
“They simply shot him twice the second he made that assertion and the girl sitting subsequent to him was killed. One man too was butchered, two folks died and we don’t know concerning the man that was butchered as a result of he ran away. Then they introduced us out of the car and took us contained in the bush, we trekked from previous 10 pm until round 7 am the next day within the bush, the abductors have been 5 in quantity and their age vary must be round 25 years. They have been talking the Hausa/Fulani language they usually had one interpreter.
“They tortured us and we have been solely given garri and water as soon as a day. At first, they requested for N30 million per particular person however because the negotiation was going they introduced it right down to N3million, in order that they now requested us to herald N1 million every. We slept contained in the bush all through the day, we heard the bark of a canine and the sound of a cow within the bush and we additionally handed by farmland once we have been popping out, and we didn’t meet anyone on the highway then our brothers got here with what (N1million).
Based on her, a number of the gadgets demanded by the bandits and have been taken to them included, three packs of Hollandia yogurt, two loaves of bread, one carton of Peak milk, one pack of malt, bottles of Fearless drink, one pack of cigarette and 10 packs of cooked rice and hen and N1million every totaling N5million.
The Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Odunlami, in an announcement, stated the victims have been deserted earlier than the police picked them up and took them to the Police Medical Providers Owo briefly earlier than reuniting them with their households.
She stated, ” The command this present day on the twenty second of July has discovered victims of the Ose/Ifon space kidnap which occurred on 18th July, 2024. The victims have been deserted by their assailants after the police mounted stress on the abductors.
“Policemen drawn from the tactical squad led by the Space Commander of Owo, ACP Olufemi Awoyale steady combing of the Bush with sustained technical assist pissed off the assailants and have been compelled to desert the victims at Oyinbo/ Sanusi Camp.”