Kidnappers Demand N100m for Two Farmers Abducted in Ondo

Suspected gunmen have abducted two farmers in Parubber community, Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The kidnappers are now demanding N100m for their release.

The victims were said to have been abducted while working on their farms before being marched into a nearby forest by the armed assailants.

A farmer who escaped the attack, Yemi Omowale, said the incident occurred while they were tending to their farms and livestock along the Ondo-Ife Road.

According to him, one of the attackers, armed with an AK-47 rifle and wearing a mask, approached one of the victims before the group whisked both captives away.

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He added that the incident had been reported to the police and the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun.

Omowale disclosed that the kidnappers had contacted the wife of one of the victims and were demanding N100m ransom, adding that they had continued to pressure the family over the payment.

He appealed to security agencies and the state government to intensify efforts to rescue the victims safely and reunite them with their families.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command, Jimoh Abayomi said the police received a report of the abduction at the Oke-Igbo Divisional Headquarters.

He said a joint security team comprising police operatives, the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, Amotekun personnel, local hunters and vigilantes had launched a coordinated search-and-rescue operation.

According to him, intelligence-driven efforts are ongoing to rescue the victims unhurt and bring those behind the abduction to justice, while residents have been urged to remain calm and provide credible information that could aid the operation.”