Lagos-Ibadan highway kidnappers killed captives over ransom, collected N3.2m from my father – Lady

One of the released victims of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway abduction, Aminat Taiwo, has narrated how her father paid N3.2m to her kidnappers before she was released alongside her friend, Tobi Orekoya.

Aminat, who spoke to PUNCH Metro on Monday, said her father took the ransom to the kidnappers deep in the forest, where they were held.

The victim, her friend and some other road users were kidnapped last Friday near the Sat Guru Maharaji Garden at the Ibadan end of the expressway.

The abductors contacted the families of the victims and demanded ransom ranging from N50m to N10m.
It was, however, reported that Aminat, her friend, a former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Adigun Agbaje, and a student of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Olayemi Adejare, were released on Sunday after two days in captivity.

Speaking with our correspondent, Aminat lamented that they were not provided with food or drinks during the period.

She also claimed that some of the victims, who could not meet up with the deadline given to pay ransom, were shot dead.
The 22-year-old graduate, who described her ordeal as horrible, said they fell into an ambush of the kidnappers on their way to attend a friend’s wedding in Ibadan.

She said, “Those kidnappers were more than 30; they covered their faces. They were putting on army and police uniforms.

“They were armed to the teeth; they had guns, swords, knives and other weapons.

“They asked us to lie down and collected all our money and phones. They collected gold chains, wristwatches, and other jewellery.

“At first, we thought they just wanted to rob us, but to our greatest surprise, after stripping us of everything we had, they asked us to start moving inside a deep forest. We walked for more than two hours inside the forest. When we got to a place, they asked us to lie down.

“We were moving in the forest for several hours; they did not give us water or food. We licked water on leaves in the forest.

“For the two days I spent with them, we did not stay too long in a place before they moved us to another place.”

Her father, Kayode Taiwo, said the family raised N800,000 from donations across the world.

He, however, said family members and friends supported him before he raised the money demanded by the kidnappers.

He said, “Some people donated N1,000, N500, N200, N400. By the time we calculated everything, it was around N800,000.

“I paid N2m as ransom for my daughter, while her friend’s parents paid N1.2m. But I was the one that handed over everything to them at the hideout.

“When I was at Toll Gate, they asked me to wait there and collect the money the mother of my daughter’s friend was bringing. They told me I should come alone that the woman could not come to where they were.”

Meanwhile, the university don said he was lucky to be alive, as a bullet fired at him by his abductors grazed his forehead.

Adigun, in a statement made on his behalf by his son, Adewale, said, “It is a new day today, and I’m happy to be alive. I was released by my kidnappers yesterday evening (Sunday) after spending two nights in the thick forests of Ogun and Oyo states.

uates, the young men and the middle aged person I left behind with the kidnappers. I may not be reachable now but as soon as I get medical clearance from my doctors, I will be thanking all of you personally.”

The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, confirmed that the professor had been released and was undergoing “medical intervention.”

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Nawa o

Na wa ooo thiefnub.u agberos don turn to highway kidnappers while darling daddy bandits are doing there own in North.

Best way to deal with this scourge is go to a cashless society

Nigeria has turned to something else

see how far apc has brought us.

those are Nigerian army and police terrorist.

take note of where she stated that
She said, “Those kidnappers were more than 30; they covered their faces. They were putting on army and police uniforms.

Remember how some group of people putting on army uniforms were dropped at a school in Abia. They are terrorist army. these ones in Ibadan closed their face because they are the normal army and police you see in your street not knowing that they are the northern terrorist army recruited by the government.

Send helicopters and aircraft to comb from the air never. Fg police,all the military, civil defence and dss with all the fulani heads just dey useless in the face of this wickedness by fulani herdsmen. State govt must take initiative and protect themselves.......fg is inept.......How much can Nigerians take? Too much already.

Most amazingly wonderful is a fulani wants to continue frim where buhari stopped is that not cruelty

Give details to help catch them please

PoliteActivist:
Best way to deal with this scourge is go to a cashless society

it's not a matter of cashless society, allow the security operatives to do their jobs without fear or favour

That's bad

if there is state police, this kind of thing cannot happen

I believe only state policing can solve this problem

RZArecta:
it's not a matter of cashless society, allow the security operatives to do their jobs without fear or favour

Which security operatives. The ones that don't come until everything is over? Who was stopping them b4

Its very serious.

This is just toooo sad . . . my cousin lost her husband in this attack . . . she and the kids barely made it.

PoliteActivist:


Which security operatives. The ones that don't come until everything is over? Who was stopping them b4

it's too early for this oga

989900:
This is just toooo sad . . . my cousin lost her husband in this attack . . . she and the kids barely made it.

very heartbreaking

RZArecta:
it's too early for this oga

Depends on where u r.
It is 6pm here in New Zealand

Tinubu and his Urchins doing their usual for election time

Well, everyone can guess who these criminals are and where they came from. It is just a matter of time before they will realise that they don't have any place here in the SW. Amotekun and other vigilantes should get into action ASAP!

EmmaJnr1:
those are Nigerian army and police terrorist.

take note of where she stated that
She said, “Those kidnappers were more than 30; they covered their faces. They were putting on army and police uniforms.

Remember how some group of people putting on army uniforms were dropped at a school in Abia. They are terrorist army. these ones in Ibadan closed their face because they are the normal army and police you see in your street not knowing that they are the northern terrorist army recruited by the government.

CEO Dundee united.

This country is no longer safe...a messed up nation.

Fkmodhi:
Na wa ooo thiefnub.u agberos don turn to highway kidnappers while darling daddy bandits are doing there own in North.

Skunk they worry your head, we should be worried that your people has introduced a new line of sick business to the innocent yorubas.