Woman: How I was abducted by 8 kidnappers on Ondo road

A woman, Adefunke Ale, has narrated how she was abducted by kidnappers at Amurin on Akure/Owo Road in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Ale disclosed that she was ambushed by eight kidnappers on her way to Akure, the Ondo State capital, from Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area.

The woman, while speaking on Tuesday, December 26, said she was with her brother, Yemi Ogunmolasuyi, who was driving the car in which they were traveling on October 15, 2023.

She explained that the kidnappers, who did not cover their faces, were armed with AK-47 rifles.

Ale narrated that the kidnappers said they targeted her in order to collect a huge ransom from her son, Akeem Olugosi, who is living in the United States.

“We were waylaid by four kidnappers at Amurin on the road and another set of four kidnappers were at the back of the car.

“They shot at our car and we had to park and all the car doors opened.

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“Four of them guided me to the bush and another set of four guided my elder brother also to the bush,” the woman told NAN.

She said on sighting a mud portion in the bush, she fell flat on the mud because of tiredness.

Ale added: “They had to drag me and in the process, I sustained some wounds on my legs.

“While being dragged, one of them asked them to carry me and they had already removed my footwear and had taken my bag, which contained many valuables – international passport, driver’s  licence, cell phones, national identity card, ATM card, and a smaller bag.”

Ale disclosed motorists plying the road could not wait to render any help to her, saying some policemen later rescued her and took her to the hospital for medical care.

“I could not stand up and I had to crawl until I reached the roadside.

“There was a heavy traffic hold-up on the road because our vehicle had double-crossed the road,” the woman said.

Ale said all attempts to ask for help from motorists did not yield any positive result, adding that she was there for about 30 minutes before some men came out from the bush opposite the area.

“I appealed to them to carry me but in the process, policemen arrived and I told them that the kidnappers had taken my brother away and the police said that they would carry me to their station to report.

“When we got to Emure-Ile Police Station, the DPO there asked them to quickly take me to the Federal Medical Centre in Owo (FMC) for medical treatment,” she disclosed.

She further revealed that her brother spent six days with the kidnappers because they initially asked for N100 million as ransom.

Ale, however, appealed to the government at all levels to find a lasting solution to the menace of kidnapping on Nigerian roads, adding that she was encumbered by fear to travel since the incident occurred.

The Star