The Kwara State Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, Bayo Fabiyi, and two others have been abducted while allegedly attempting to deliver ransom for the release of a kidnap victim in Oko-Irese, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state, PUNCH Metro gathered on Tuesday.
The incident, said to have occurred on Sunday, has sparked concern in the community amid reports that the victim, whose release was being negotiated, may have been killed before the ransom team arrived at the designated location.
Sources familiar with the development told PUNCH Metro that Fabiyi, a driver, and another associate embarked on the mission after suspected kidnappers allegedly demanded N30m, five motorcycles, and three bags of rice as conditions for the victim’s release. However, this claim has not been verified by our correspondent.
According to the sources, the trio was directed to a forest area along the Kwara-Kogi boundary where the exchange was expected to take place.
“They were acting on instructions from the kidnappers. The team went with about N30m, five motorcycles, and three bags of rice because that was what was demanded for the victim’s release,” a source said on condition of anonymity.
