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.

Abdulfatai Baakini     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Otuka     Kale Bayero     Kwara NIPR     Vasolar Consortium     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Titus Ashaolu     Adeola Abraham     KWIRS     Laolu Saraki     Students Union Government     Razaq Atunwa     Tunde Oyawoye     Oke-Ogun     Sarah Jubril     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Barakat Community Secondary School     COVID     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Omu-aran     Funke Adedoyin     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Kwara State Football Association     Kulende-UITH     Oja-Oba     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Labour Party     Laboratory-to-Product     Sai Kayi     Gbugbu     Al-Adaby     Sambo Murtala     Saheed Akinwumi     Adebayo Salami     Alabe     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Hauwa Nuru     CBT     Shehu Salau     Bond     Awoye     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Emir Of Ilorin     Olateju Lukman     COEASU     Saheed Popoola     Jawondo     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Popo-Igbonna     Ike Ekweremadu     Isiaq Khadeejah     SWAN     Musibau Akanji     Zara Umar     Kumbi Titiloye     Akume     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Kolo     Kaosarah Adeyi     Revenue Court     Ijakadi     Omar Gambari     Idi-Ape     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Kwara 2019     Sarah Alade     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Oyelere Oyinloye     Yoonus Lawal     Shuaib Jawondo     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Council Of The Wise    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Tope Daramola     Valsolar Consultoria     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Ramadhan     COVID-19 Palliatives     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Tafida Of Kaiama     Sulaiman Gado     Ajeigbe     Sheikh Ridhwanullah     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Okin Malt     Kwara State University Of Education     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Ahmed \'Lateef     Apaokagi     General Hospital, Ilorin     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     UNILORIN Alumni     Agor     Adebara     20 Billion Bond     Bond     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Oya State     Coronavirus     Col. Adedipe     Idowu Aremu     Kunle Akogun     Funmilayo Mohammed     Taofeek Ibraheem     Gbenga Olawepo     Mutawali     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Chikanda     Kazeem Gbolagade     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Olabimpe Olani     CACOVID Palliatives     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     High Court     Suleiman Abubakar     Olupako Of Share     ITP     John Obuh     Mazars Consulting     Olaitan Adefila     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Maryam Nurudeen     Patigi Regatta     NITDA     Saeedat Aliyu     Talaka Parapo     Lithium     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Budo Egba     Waheed Ibrahim     Ojo Fadumila     Lawal Olohungbebe     Ariyo     Seed Technologies     Valsolar Consortium     Rafiu Olasile     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Logun     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Alapado     Labaeka     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Ilorin Amusement Park     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Sam Onile     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye