Security outfit frees abducted Ondo resident, apprehends patriarch and three offspring

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The Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, says it has rescued a kidnap victim and arrested a father and his three sons at Oba-Ile, Akoko, in Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state.

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Amotekun Corps Commander, Mr Adetunji Adeleye, made the disclosure while parading 28 suspects for kidnap-related cases and 15 others for criminal offences on Tuesday in Akure.

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“Today, we have Usman, 33; Wahab, 27; Yakubu, 18; and their father, Iliasu, 56, arrested in Oba Akoko, Ondo State.

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“Not only that, we equally recovered drugs, drinks, cigarettes and what looked like a camouflage used to cover the eyes of the kidnapped victim,” he said.

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Adeleye explained that the suspects were arrested after the victim’s family reported the incident to the command.

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The Amotekun commander, who said that the victim was kidnapped on his way to Oba Akoko, explained that the family arranged ransom without informing Amotekun.

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“In spite of the ransom payment, the kidnappers refused to release the victim. They also threatened the family not to report the incident.

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“This eventually brought the family to the Amotekun office, and we immediately swung into action. ‎

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“At the end of the day, we found a family, a father and three sons directly involved, using cattle as cover.

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“In the course of the operation, they (kidnappers) attacked our men, but we succeeded in rescuing the victim,” he said.

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Adeleye also said the kidnappers tortured the victim with knives and cutlasses on the head, while the victim had been rushed to a nearby hospital.

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According to him, Amotekun personnel recovered over 75 per cent of the ransom paid. ‎

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“As far as the command is concerned, we do not encourage the payment of ransom. Since the money belongs to the family, it has been returned to them.

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‎“In fact, we handed over all the money recovered at the scene to a member of the victim’s family for safekeeping, and we only brought it here for display,” he said.

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