₦airaland Forum

The abducted Anglican Cleric, Rev. Canon Olowolagba, his wife, and two children kidnapped by some gunmen in Ise Akoko-Iboropa road in Akoko North-East Local Government area of Ondo State have regained freedom.

Though the details of the release of clergy, his wife and children were sketchy but a family member who confirmed the release said he cannot confirm if ransom was paid before they were set free.

The kidnappers had earlier demanded a ransom of N75m while the family and friends of the abducted victims negotiated to N15 million.

The Anglican priest who hailed from Ikaram-Akoko and his family members were abducted along the Ise Akoko-Iboropa road in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State.

It was gathered that the Ẹgbẹ Akọ́mọlédè the state which the wife of the clergy is a member had asked its members to contribute money to raise N10m to pay as ransom to the kidnappers.

A Bishop of Akoko Anglican Diocese, Rev. Babajide Bada, who confirmed the kidnap of the four victims, said the incident happened last Sunday between 4pm and 5:30 pm.

He said “The man involved is Reverend Olowolagba. He was travelling from Ipesi, with his wife, Mrs Olowolagba, and their 16-year-old daughter, Goodness Olowolagba, a 100-level student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba- Akoko (AAUA), who came for holiday at home, and a nine-year-old girl staying with them, identified as Idowu”.

porthouse7:
Normal thing in the east

muykem:
IPOB/ESN are doing the Lord work in South East

Lateef73:
I hope those clamouring for Anioma Nation to join SE are seeing this.

Ned and his beautiful wives will japa to Abuja to live by the time killings starts in Asaba Agbor and Kwale leaving behind Anioma to suffer.

They better remain SS if they are wise.

muykem:
My neighbour invited me to his weeding in Anambra state. I told him I hear.

chosen6:
Yorobbers kidnapping and killing fellow Yorobbers via kidnapping and skull mining.

It is not a new thing in the Brown Roof Republic

ChiefOloye:
We trust Àmọ̀tẹ́kùn to rescue the family, Ondo State is in South West, Nigeria and very far from Imo or Anambra States. The foolish kidnappers will regret operating in an unfriendly terrain.

ogbonti:
will kidnapping ever end in Nigeria ? until there are public executions of kidnappers - it will never end

KEVIND:
But the say na only South East this type of kidnapping happen.
Pls leave our clerics out of your madness of kidnapping if not hmmmmm