A man, Akeem Kareem, has regained freedom after spending about three days in the den of kidnappers who abducted him along the Benin-Ore Expressway last Wednesday.
Reports say Kareem’s son, Sefiu, cried out over the abduction of his father and some yet-to-be-identified number of persons in the Ofosu area of the Benin-Ore Expressway.
Safiu narrated how the bandits who abducted the victims on Wednesday afternoon were “already demanding money” to the tune of N20m.
Speaking earlier on Thursday, he said his dad and his friends were travelling to Warri, Delta State, in a vehicle after attending a party in Osogbo, Osun State.
He said the news of the abduction got to the family after the kidnappers had contacted them through one of the phones taken from the travellers.
Safiu had then taken the issue to social media and called on the military and the police to rescue his father, saying, “I don’t want to lose my dad.”
In a chat on Sunday, Sefiu confirmed that his father had been released but not until the payment of N3m ransom.
“They have released him after the payment (of) N3m,” Safiu said.
When asked if the police were involved in the rescue mission of his dad, he said he did not have full details yet.
“I have (not) got the details yet. My dad is relaxing now,” he simply said.
When contacted for a reaction to the development on Sunday, the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed that the kidnapped victims had been released.
“I got in touch with the DPO and I was told they have all been released,” Odunlami said.
When asked if a ransom was paid, the PPRO said, “I was not told that.”
