The four persons abducted by some unknown gunmen in Ondo State have regained their freedom.
The victims, who include a traditional chief, Mukaila Bello of Ikare Akoko in Akoko North-East Local Government of the state, Mr Adeniran Adeyemo, Mr Bashiru Adekile and Chief Gbafinro, were kidnapped by gunmen along Owo-Ikare Expressway on Thursday.
The abductors were said to have contacted the families of the victims, demanding a sum of N50million random.
It was however gathered that the victims had been revealed but the details of the release had not been revealed.
According to a source, the victims were released on Owo-Ikare Road on Saturday evening.
The source said, “The victims who were kidnapped on Thursday evening, were released on Saturday evening on Owo-Akoko road and they have been taken to an undisclosed hospital for medical attention.”
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the development but said she was yet to get the details of how they were released.
In the same vein, a traditional ruler, the Owa-Ale of Ikare Akoko, Oba Adeleke Adegbite-Adedoyin who expressed delight over the release of his abducted high chief and his other subjects, appreciated the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, his cabinet members and all security agencies for their efforts in securing the release of the victims.
The monarch who said Akeredolu had committed a lot to improve security architecture of the state especially the recent donation of well-equipped patrol vehicles to security agencies, advised the Federal Government and the people of Ondo to continue to give full support to the state government and the security agents to make the state more secured.
