A man who had been abducted from a Fulani hamlet at Ago-Igbira in the state’s Ila-Orangun region has been freed thanks to the Amotekun Corps in Osun.
Bashir Adewinmbi, a retired army brigadier general who serves as the state’s Amotekun commander, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Osogbo.
Muhammed Jubril, the victim, was reportedly released when the local security unit surrounded the kidnappers, according to Mr. Adewinmbi.
According to him, the abductors bolted and left behind the victim at about 8 p.m. on Monday, when they sighted some operatives of Amotekun.
“The victim was held hostage in the forest between Agbamu and Arandun villages, a forest on the boundary between Osun and Kwara states.
Amotekun was combing the forest based on intelligence report, and as our operatives were closing in on the suspects, they ran away, leaving their victim behind,” he said
Mr Adewinmbi said that the victim had been reunited with his family without paying ransom, and added that investigation was continuing to arrest the kidnappers.
He said the Seriki Fulani of Ago-Igbira commended and appreciated the efforts of the Amotekun operatives for the release of their son.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Muhammad was abducted from their settlement on Wednesday, 12 April at about 1.40a.m., where one Hassan Jubril was killed.
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