The Osun State Police Command spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi.
Twenty-two days after he was abducted by gunmen in Ora, Osun State, the Vice Chairman of Ifedayo Local Government Area, Mr Debo Farounbi, has yet to regain his freedom.
PUNCH Online reports that Farounbi was abducted at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, in Ora, a boundary community along the Osun-Kwara border, by gunmen suspected to be bandits. Three other people were also abducted during the attack.
However, sources in the community said military personnel and local vigilantes stationed in the town mounted strong resistance, forcing the attackers to abandon three of the victims while escaping with Farounbi after a fierce gun battle.
A close family source, who requested anonymity because he was not authorised to comment on the matter, told PUNCH Online on Tuesday that the abductors contacted Farounbi’s family a few days after the abduction and initially demanded a ransom of ₦200 million.
