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| The victims after they were released by the kidnappers |
The families of the Chief Imam of Ode-Omi, Ogun State, whose
son Abdulazeez Sanni and two others – Adams Bamidele and Jelili Adams – were
abducted last Sunday and rescued by the police on Friday have disclosed facts
that led to the release of their sons.
Their revelations point in the direction that kidnappers
seem to have adopted a new measure to ensure they stay alive while carrying out
their nefarious activities as they now demand for foodstuffs as condition to
release their victims.
The victims were kidnapped on the eve of the Eid-el Adha in
Ode-Omi, a boundary community between Lagos and Ogun states.
Although, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Bashir
Makama, had earlier said no ransom was paid; a family source has however said
otherwise. “The kidnappers collected N3.5m, carton of schnapps, 30 litres of
palm oil, 10 tubers of yam and a five-litre keg of vegetable oil”, the source
said.
Meanwhile, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state,
Abimbola Oyeyemi has said the police command was not aware of the payment of
any ransom.
“The victims were rescued by policemen of this command. We
are not aware of any ransom,” Oyeyemi said.
The Anchor Online reported that Oyeyemi had earlier stated that
CP Makama personally led the aerial surveillance that made the kidnappers
uncomfortable till they let their victims loose.
With additional reports from NAN
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