One of the four victims of last week’s kidnapping in Ondo State has reportedly been killed by the abductors six days after they were seized by gunmen.

The victim, a lecturer at the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, identified as Taiwo Akinyemi, reportedly died on Sunday.

Four persons, including the deceased, were kidnapped by suspected Fulani gunmen in Amurin village on the Akure-Owo Expressway in Owo Local Government Area of the state last Tuesday.

The three other victims, who are members of staff of the Federal Medical Centre, Owo have been released.

The corpse of the 52-year-old Akinyemi was said to have been found in a bush tied to a tree on Sunday evening. It was learnt that the deceased was killed by the abductors for the inability of his family to pay on time the ransom demanded by the abductors.

Following the development, lecturers and students of the polytechnic on Monday held a procession on the campus as a mark of respect for the late Akinyemi.

The state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, was also on the campus of the school to commiserate with the academic community, and described the death of the lecturer as unfortunate.

Addressing journalists on the death of Akinyemi, the Chairman, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics, RUGIPO chapter, Mr Chris Olowolade, described the incident as sad and unfortunate.

He explained that the union had entered into negotiation with the kidnappers in order to secure Akinyem’s release, but “we lost him to the kidnappers and we received his corpse yesterday (Sunday).”

He added, “The kidnappers placed a ransom of N100m on him, which nobody could afford, but they reduced it to N7m after two days, and later grudgingly asked us to come up with N500,000.

“The money was taken to them, and the person who took it to them was directed by the kidnappers to where he should drop the money. They asked him to stop, reverse and move, just to confirm that he was the actual person bringing the money.


“But after some hours, they called that the man bringing the money should come back that they didn’t see it; only for us to be called by the Rector yesterday (Sunday) to go and identify a corpse.

“We rushed to the morgue and discovered that it was his (Akinyemi’s) corpse. He was tied to a tree with his clothes, and his remains were left in the bush. The body was recovered by the police and deposited in the morgue; he was treated badly before he was killed.”

The governor, while speaking to the staff and students of the institution, explained that the state government and the security operatives made attempts to rescue the deceased


He said, “It is unfortunate that the man couldn’t return home alive. The incident (kidnap) happened some five minutes after I passed through the place and I had to deploy some security men in my convoy to the place to rescue the victims.

“These kidnappers have become more daring and desperate; this is because we are moving towards the festive period; but the state police command has assured us that they will not limit their operation to stop and search only, but that they will also increase road patrol.”


The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Femi Joseph, who confirmed the killing of the kidnapped lecturer, described his death as unfortunate, adding that all the other victims had regained their freedom.

Joseph said men of the state police command were on the trail of the kidnappers, but noted that no arrest had been made yet.

Source: https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2018/12/kidnappers-kill-ondo-poly-lecturer-over.html

Those killers will nt knw peace.

Nogodye:
Those killers will nt knw peace.

True.

But do we rely on Prayers and Nemesis alone to do justice? And until our prayers are answered one cannot fathom how many lives would have been wasted by this evil perpetrators.

I believe our government have a hand in all of these happenings. If not what is so rocket science about tackling the spate of kidnappings in the country. Even human lives have no value to them.

I have also lost a relative to these evil men.

Can't their phone line be traced?

Nogodye:
Those killers will nt knw peace.

They never care about peace.

RIP

People make the mistake of negotiating unwisely with Kidnappers.

How can you negotiate with someone who is grabbing your scrotum while the only hold you have of him is his hand?

Nogodye:
Those killers will nt knw peace.

They will never know peace

Desperation everywhere, all day.

Late payment not the reason maybe he identified his abductors

They should have paid on time. Nothing compares to life.

eeyaa

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The killers won't see end of this year, they will die violently and their pants pulled down.

Hear d governor spew rubbish


“These kidnappers have become more daring and desperate; this is because we are moving towards the festive period"

Mediahelm:


Source: https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2018/12/kidnappers-kill-ondo-poly-lecturer-over.html

this country is volatile and unsafe
people can just be kidnapped and killed and the perpetrators get away wit it
the country is very very unsafe

pedrilo:
this country is volatile and unsafe
people can just be kidnapped and killed and the perpetrators get away wit it
the country is very very unsafe

And this is your country, there is nothing u can do about it

If the man was a big person. His case would have been investigated. This is so unfortunate

Naija our country. Which way forward, which way to go

What is the work of the police,I thought the government gave them some tracking technology devices, every life is important, not just the life of the rich men.

This Fulani guys get mind o

SW...see what you people have brought upon yourselves?

Road search for Fulani herders who have mastered the forests

You better engage the hunters and smoke them out promptly.

Local hunters should be commissioned by all state governments to join the security operatives in gathering intelligence to secure their territories.

Mediahelm:


Source: https://www.mediahelm.com.ng/2018/12/kidnappers-kill-ondo-poly-lecturer-over.html

Fulani X-men and Afonjas will make a good Neighbors

Apus:




True.

But do we rely on Prayers and Nemesis alone to do justice? And until our prayers are answered one cannot fathom how many lives would have been wasted by this evil perpetrators.

I believe our government have a hand in all of these happenings. If not what is so rocket science about tackling the spate of kidnappings in the country. Even human lives have no value to them.

I have also lost a relative to these evil men.

So sorry about your loss, sadly I have also lost a family friend to these beasts.

I don't think it's that difficult to nab them in this day of high technology, its either the people in charge are just grossly incompetent and unwilling to get sense or it simply doesn't bother them...maybe until it happens to one of their loved ones and I wish them so if they continue with this nonchalant attitude.

I hope afonjas will not mine the skull of this innocent man.

Buhari sef

This is what you get for loving 1 Nigeria over common sense nd respect for oneself... Fulani never kill our intelligentsia finish.. Those guys will still kidnap nd rape until the state government establish vigilantes to flush all herders out of that fucking forest

meezynetwork:
Can't their phone line be traced?

Na you wan trace am? Abi na who wan do am my guy

This is Nigerian

They agreed to pay ransom and they still went ahead and killed him because of delayed payment. This is why every kidnapper deserves death sentence.

Fulani herdsmen

They must not get away with it!