Bello made the revelation in a viral video seen by SaharaReporters, where he spoke emotionally about his personal experience with kidnapping, linking it to the broader insecurity situation in the country, including the Oriire school abduction incident.
The Seriki Fulani of Oyo State, Alhaji Yaqub Bello, has narrated how armed kidnappers abducted his child, demanded a ₦80 million ransom, and eventually killed the victim after holding the family in prolonged distress.
Bello made the revelation in a viral video seen by SaharaReporters, where he spoke emotionally about his personal experience with kidnapping, linking it to the broader insecurity situation in the country, including the Oriire school abduction incident.
Some Fulani residents in the state have lamented what they describe as increasing stigma and ethnic profiling since the abduction. Some residents have accused Fulani leaders of failing to take action against criminal elements within their community.
According to him, the abductors kept his child in captivity for over two months during the period widely referred to as the “No Cash” era, when the scarcity of cash across the country worsened ransom negotiations and family responses.
