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Ondo: Kidnappers demand N90m ransom for abducted burial guests

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Kidnappers who abducted some funeral guests in Ondo State have sought a ransom of N90 million before releasing the victims

The kidnappers were said to have demanded between N3 million and N10 million on each victim in order to free them.

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The victims were abducted in Ifon, Ondo State, a border town with Edo State, while returning from a burial service in Ewatto, Edo State.

According to Mrs. Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, the Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, the state government was not participating in the ransom negotiation when she made this announcement at a news conference in Akure.

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According to Olateju, paying a ransom gives kidnappers more authority to continue in their crime.

“The victims went for a burial at Ewatto town. They were returning in a 32-seater Coaster bus hired from Rufus Guwa Polytechnic when they were attacked by suspected kidnappers. The kidnappers shot into the air and took 18 of the passengers.

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“Those remaining called the Amotekun Corps who got to the scene within 15 minutes. Among those in the bush, seven were found and two others escaped.”

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