For two weeks, serene Akungba Akoko in Akoko South West area of Ondo State stood still, no thanks to an abomination committed by some gun-wielding youths who abducted the regent of the community, Princes Oluwatoyin Omosowon, and three of her aides. The regent and her aides were abducted on their way from a public function in Akure, the Ondo state capital. She was ambushed on the Ose/ Owo Expressway and forced to alight from her vehicle and pushed into their waiting vehicle and taken to an unknown destination. Her vehicle, a Toyota Avensis, said to belong to Adekunle Ajasin University, which conveyed her and the aides, was later abandoned and two of her aides released, while they whisked the regent away with her driver. Anger and protest To show their anger, the people of the community staged a protest round the town, describing the incident as an abomination. The town was thrown into confusion as markets, shops and stores remained closed, while academic activities in the university were completely paralyzed. Reports had it that the kidnappers a few days after the incident, requested for N20 million ransom before the regent could be released. However, while the negotiation was on, security operatives were busy sniffing around to smoke out the kidnappers. This, however, paid off last week when a combined team of security operatives burst the syndicate responsible for the abduction. Four other persons who were earlier kidnapped from different places, also breathed air of freedom as detectives stormed their hideout at Arimagija in the thick forest in Ose local government area of the state.
Culled from Vanguard.
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