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By Correspondent in Ilorin
The kidnappers of Alhaji Musa Garba (46), Atere, on Tuesday morning in Ilorin, have demanded N30 million ransom from the family of their victim before they could release him.
The Correspondent of The Reporters gathered that Atere was kidnapped around 6:00 a.m on Ogundele/Madi road in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara state and whisked to unknown destination.
When contacted, one of the victim’s family members said the abductors called his wife demanding for ransom, saying that they kidnappers insisted that N30 million must be paid before her husband could get freedom from captivity.
The online publication reports that the victim was on his way to General Hospital, Ilorin along with his wife and his eight-year-old daughter who is critically sick and in need of medical treatment when he was kidnapped.
Narrating her ordeal, the wife of the victim, who would not want her name in print said the kidnappers, numbering six, blocked their way and demanded for money.
“We gave them all in our possession in order to avoid maltreatment but they later took my husband through nearby bush.
“I stand helplessly watching my husband being dragged into bush and crying for help as no one was around to assist”, she lamented.
According to one of the victim’s friends who demanded anonymity said the incidence has been reported at Adewole police station, Ilorin for investigation.
By the time of filing this reports, the where about of the victim was yet to be known.
Speaking on the development, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Police command in the state,SP Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the story, adding that the command had commenced investigation into the matter.
