Kwara: Vigilante, 2 Others Regain Freedom After 19 Days In Captivity

Date: 2023-01-19

Three victims of a recent kidnapping in Asa LGA of Kwara State have regained their freedom, after spending 19 days in the den of their abductors.

The trio of Sulaiman Saheed, Abdulmumin Abdulwahab and Uthman Tsaragi (vigilante) were released after their abduction on a poultry farm in Obate area, along Bala community, Asa LGA.

It was gathered that the incident happened in December 2022, when the kidnappers stormed the farm and whisked away the farm manager, a staff, and the vigilante.

According to a resident of Obate, who simply identified himself as Lukman, “The kidnappers stormed the farm to steal chicken when the vigilante raised the alarm. The manager and other staff then came out, and they were all kidnapped.”

He noted further that the vigilante operative was attached to the VGN headquarters at Gaa Saka, Oke-fomo area of Ilorin.

When City & Crime visited the VGN headquarters on Sunday, the chairman and Serikin Daji of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirmed the incident, adding that it happened 19 days ago.

“Information got to our office, and we informed the police command; we deployed our operatives to support the police officers in searching for the victims.

“After we got information, we searched for them at Shao, Asa Dam, and Eiyenkorin areas, but found nothing after combing the bush for days.

“The suspects called, and they said they knew that we were looking for them while they were monitoring all our movements and efforts. They demanded N20m ransom.

“Thereafter, they called and gave the phone to our kidnapped operative, Tsaragi, who told us that they threatened to kill him if any of us searched for him and others again,” the VGN chairman noted.

He said the collective effort made later got them released, adding that the victims are currently at a private hospital receiving treatment.

However, a village source told our reporter that N15m was paid to secure the release of the victims, who are still recuperating at the hospital.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Christopher Odetunde     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Olaiya Lawal     Saliu Mustapha     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Atunwa     Saka Saadu     KWASSIP     Usman Yunusa     Arca Santa     Kishira     Bond     Bilikis Oladimeji     Eruku     Wahab Abayawo     Oluronke Adeyemi     Tunde Kazeem     Hussein Oloyede     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Goodluck Jonathan     Abubakar B.M     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Sheriff Shagaya     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Jaigbade Alao     Kubra Kazum     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Tunde Yusuf     Abraysports FC     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Lotus Bank     Fawenu     Pius Abioje     Isiaka Yusuf     Oniyangi     Gabriel Fashanu     Kola Adesina     United Nigeria Airline     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Aminu Ado Bayero     Ladi Hassan     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Maja     Shehu Salau     Idowu Aremu     Afonja     Olatomiwa Williams     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Okeose Christian Cementary     Okin Biscuit     Maigida     Javed Khan     Harrison Osauwagboe     Ilorin Amusement Park     3MTT     Unicontinental Construction Company     Ope Saraki     Mohammed Halidu     Shururat Olatinwo     Rueben Parejo     Ibrahim Labaika     Oyedepo     Lawal Jimoh     Umar Gunu     Salman Suleiman     Owo Arugbo     Ronke Adeyemi     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Coronavirus     Ayobami Akanbi     Sheikh Alimi     Pakata     MalHub     Salaudeen Oyewale    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Sulu Gambari     Ladi Hassan     Abdulrauf Yusuf     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Rashidi Yekini     Undergraduate Bursary     Saliu Mustapha     Aliyu Adebayo     Bello John Olanrewaju     Aso Ofi     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Rihanat Ajia     Simeon Sayomi     UTME     PPS     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     LAK Jimoh     Ekweremadu     Halimat Yusuf     Saad Omo Iya     Ilorin.Info     Onikijipa     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Abdulhakeem Amao     Rotimi Oyedepo     Chief Of Staff     SUBEB     Pategi     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Grillo     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Usman Alkali Baba     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Sodiya     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Ola Falade     Jamiu Oyawoye     Issa Manzuma     Akanji     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Galadiman Ngeri     Musibau Akanji     Abatemi-Usman     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Lawan     Javed Khan     Funmilayo Mohammed     Neo Mundo Ltd     Kaiama     Omotoso Musa     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Ademola Kiyesola     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Read With Me     Omar Gambari     Saba Mamman Daniel     Emir Of Yashikira     Balogun-Ojomu     Olushola Saraki     Ojuekun     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Ahmed Alhasssan     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Goodluck Jonathan     Olofa Of Offa     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Okoolowo     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Ajuloopin     NITDA     Lotus Bank     Amina El-Imam