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In a chilling revelation that highlights the ongoing security challenges in Nigeria's rural areas, Omogbolahan Emmanuel Olaniyi, a farm manager from Ekiti State, has shared his harrowing experience of being kidnapped and held captive for over a month. Olaniyi, who goes by the handle @GbolahanOLT75923 on X (formerly Twitter), detailed his ordeal in a post that has since gone viral, sparking renewed discussions about the rampant kidnappings plaguing the country.

According to Olaniyi's account, the incident occurred on October 23, 2025, while he was working at a farm near the Ekiti-Kogi state boundary. He described being abducted and taken into the wilderness, where he endured 42 days of captivity. Despite his family paying a staggering ransom of N17 million, the kidnappers refused to release him. Olaniyi only regained his freedom by escaping alongside several other men who had been held with him.

"We’re still in serious debt," Olaniyi wrote in his post, expressing frustration and despair. He concluded with a poignant statement: "Nigeria isn’t a country 💔😖," accompanied by two photos showing him looking gaunt and disheveled in rural settings.

This personal testimony comes amid earlier reports of the kidnapping, which initially involved Olaniyi and a staff member named Kazeem. Family sources had previously confirmed that the abductors, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, demanded N15 million along with food, drinks, recharge cards, and a mobile phone. The ransom was reportedly delivered on October 30, 2025, in Egbe, Kogi State, but Olaniyi remained in captivity. Tragically, Kazeem was killed shortly after the abduction.

By mid-November 2025, the kidnappers had escalated their demands, threatening to execute Olaniyi unless an additional N55 million was paid within 24 hours. His family pleaded for intervention from the Ekiti State government, but no immediate action was reported at the time.

Olaniyi's escape marks a rare positive turn in what has become a grim pattern of banditry and kidnappings in Nigeria's southwest region. Security experts note that Ekiti and neighboring states have seen a surge in such incidents, often linked to armed groups operating across state borders. Farmers and rural workers are particularly vulnerable, with many abandoning their lands due to fear.

The post has elicited widespread sympathy and outrage online, with users calling for stronger measures to combat insecurity. One repost by user THIAGO GAA DADDY amplified the story, replying to @Wizarab10 and drawing attention to the human cost of Nigeria's security crisis.

As of now, authorities in Ekiti State have not issued a statement on Olaniyi's escape or the status of any investigations. ReportNaija reached out to the Ekiti Police Command for comment but has yet to receive a response.

Olaniyi's story serves as a stark reminder of the debts—both financial and emotional—that survivors and their families carry long after the ordeal ends. With Nigeria grappling with economic hardships, such incidents only deepen the sense of instability.

Source: https://www.reportnaija.ng/2026/03/nigerian-farm-manager-escapes.html?m=1

I was kidnapped last Oct 23 at a farm were I work as a farm manager in Ekiti state close to Kogi State boundary, I was in the wilderness for 42 days after paying of 17m, I wasn't released until I escaped with some other men.we're still in serious debt

Nigeria isn't a country💔😫

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Things are really happening

Glad he escaped... Only God protects us in this country as it stands.

A producer and good citizen was kidnapped but it is killers n destroyers govt of APC care about. Once they can win election, no problem.

Terrible, Nigeria has now become a toy in the hands of the bandits, kidnappers and extremists, and I thought we have the best NSA in the world 🌎

The entire south west region has been surrounded.

This is not a lie but fact.

Thank God for his escape o. Those guys are devils

Reaping the benefit of giving APC 100%

His kidnappers are called good by the NSA! Very unfortunate indeed.

The bible has said that all these will happen when his people lose guard. Where is Adrboye today?

The terrorists are weeping for one of their leaders in Iran.

Thank God for his life. He should have given security men the lead to arrest the criminals, then I remembered that the kidnappers are actually the owners of the country!

Instead of government working to combat insecurity they are working to come back for second term.

What a country , this is so sad

"Nigeria isn’t a country 💔😖,"


QED

Terrible, nobody should stop you from your japa dream

After paying 17m o….. if you have ur way plz leave this country cos with tinubu in power many evil things go happen. These men re demons

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Just look at d way dey turn handsome man into

It's been long I heard of Amotekun. I thought this is one of the reasons they were created. That initial support from South West governors are no more there. Unfortunately, some of the people behind the project such as the late governor of Ondo State are no more alive or in position of power.

A long conversation long held....
It isn't a country.
The mind has shut off now for about 3 years.

APC has normalised banditry and kidnapping in Nigeria..

They want us to accept this as a way of life and to allow these bandits to operate freely..

They uave created an evil economy around kidnappings and banditry in this kwantiri

its an insiders job. The judas is with him.

Thank God for saving his life.

He will handle the economy, while the other will handle security. Apc benefit 101.

Such a very intense moment
I wonder how many times they back and did quickie inside the captivity
With high adrenaline rushing through their veins

The useless NSA said these Fulani killers and kidnappers are interested in 'peace'

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The entire south west region has been surrounded.

This is not a lie but fact.

How is the entire south wes surrounded?

It is with such nonsensical talk that you people stoke ethnic wars here!

Is Lagos state not in the south west, is Oyo state not in the south west, is Ogun state not in the south west; how many times have you heard out islamists operating there?