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Gunmen kidnap four farmers in Ekiti, demand N50m ransom
Agency Report
6 July 2021
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Some suspected gunmen have kidnapped four farmers in a farm located in Ekiti, demanding N50 million ransom to secure their release.

The Police Command in the state on Tuesday confirmed the kidnapping of the four farmers but denied knowledge of the N50 million ransom.

The latest incident was coming barely a week after a traditional ruler, Oba Benjamin Osho, the Eleda of Eda Ile, in Ekiti East Local Government Area, was kidnapped, with his captors demanding N20 million ransom.

Sources said the latest victims, the farmers, were kidnapped on Monday evening in Ikosu Farm Settlement in Ikosu-Ekiti, Moba Local Government area.

Commenting, Mr Olawumi Ayodeji, Manager of the farm, told newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, that the abductors had made calls, demanding N50 million ransom.

When contacted, Sunday Abutu, the Police Public Relations Officer, said the command had deployed policemen to comb the sprawling forest region surrounding Ikosun-Ekiti up to the Kwara border.

“We are not aware of any ransom being demanded from the family, rather, our men are in the bush working hard to rescue the farmers

“We are working, in conjunction with the Amotekun Corps and local hunters.

“We believe that with the level of security measures we have put in place, we are sure that we will rescue them, and probably get the perpetrators of this dastardly act,” he said.

(NAN)

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50millions from famers !!..

Maybe we should call our professors and intellectuals to rescue them. Those who can speak prefect English.

Gumi.......Las las price?

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Issorait..

Ekiti need somebody like FAYOSE not the dumb man there dat shine teeth.

chukwuibuipob:
Ekiti need somebody like FAYOSE not the dumb man there dat shine teeth.

No naaa Buhari is already working

They did not come for igboho because of Yoruba nation self determination but because he is not giving them chance to invade Southwest all this while.

Nbotee:
No naaa Buhari is already working

Bubu can't be everywhere.Nah Bubu chain their hands abi? Let the governors do their work in their respective state and stop calling bubu

Fulani herdsmen terrorists going haywire in Ekiti, their master has to call them to order before a million other Sunday Igbohos take matters in their own hands

Which one is "gunmen". Na only fulani herdsmen fit kidnap farmers.

They kidnapped Oba ? This is not funny at all.

Gone are the days of Agbekoya .Who born monkey .

Am 100% sure dos farmers voted Bubu in 2015,
U cant eat ur cake nd still have it, nonsense nd integrity,
De kidnappers should kill dem Asap