- They were released in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti, on Wednesday night after the captors collected N5 million and food items
The seven farmers that were kidnapped while working on their farms in Ondo State have been released by their abductors.
The farmers were kidnapped in their farmland at Itaogbolu in Akure North Local Government Area on Saturday.
They were released in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti, on Wednesday night after the captors collected N5 million and food items.
The farmers were released on Wednesday night after spending five days in captivity, a relative of one of the abductees, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday confirmed.
“I’m happy to tell you that the kidnappers released all seven farmers on Wednesday night. They are back with their families.
“I want to let you know that when the kidnappers demanded ransom, which was N100 million initially before it was reduced to N20 million, we were only able to raise N5 million.
“They were released in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti, on Wednesday night after collecting the N5 million and food items.
“The victims are now in the hospital for medical attention,” he said.
Efforts by NAN to speak with the state Commander of Amotekun Corps, Mr Adetunji Adeleye, were unsuccessful as calls to his cell phone were not answered.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, simply said: “I’m not aware of their release.”
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