Kidnappers demand 10m ransom for a family of five abducted in Ondo

By Tobi Adetunji.

The Kidnapppers has demanded  the sum ten million naira as ransom, if they are to release a family of five abducted in Ondo .

The Suspected kidnappers  abducted the man, his wife and three children between Ajowa Akoko and Ayere community in Kogi State.

The man identified as Ibrahim Olusa was returning to Abuja with his family after spending the Easter holiday when they were abducted.

A source said the kidnappers have contacted the family and demanded for N10million ransom to release the family.

Reacting to the incident,  a  former chairman of Ajowa Akoko community council, Mr. Ajayi Bakare, said kidnapping and armed robbery were on the increase along that axis because of the bad state of the road especially the Kogi axis.

Bakare urged relevant government agencies to rehabilitate the road to enable free flow of vehicular movement.

A police source said the abduction took place in the Kogi axis of the road and as such the Ondo Police Command has no jurisdiction but could only work together to ensure the victims are released.