At least three persons were abducted on Saturday when gunmen stormed Oko-Olowo, a town in Ilorin, Kwara State capital.
Among those abducted during the attack in the early hours of Saturday are a Muslim cleric and his son.
The victim is a young Islamic cleric identified as Alfa Sofiu Amolegbe, who was abducted alongside his son, Aliyu. Another sibling identified as Fasasi was shot and believed to be dead, a source disclosed.
According to PUNCH, the trio were attacked at their residence in Oko-Olowo along Ilorin-Jebba Expressway after the suspected kidnappers removed the burglary of a window in the building through which they gained entry.
The source said an attempt by Fasasi to escape was met with stiff resistance from the kidnappers who reportedly rained bullets on him and also macheted him.
The father of the victims, Imam Amolegbe of Dada, Okelele area, Ilorin, while narrating the incident, said the kidnappers abandoned Fasasi after shooting him, thinking he was dead.
Amolegbe said Fasasi was taken by the family to an undisclosed private hospital in Ilorin where he is now recuperating.
Amolegbe said the kidnappers had contacted the family, demanding for N100m ransom.
“The kidnappers have contacted us and they are asking for N100m ransom. We have begged them to accept N10m from us, even though we don’t have the money.
“I am appealing to the state government and men of goodwill to assist us in getting my two sons out of the den of the kidnappers,” the cleric said in a shaky voice.
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