KIDNAPPED ONIKU OF IKU QUARTER IN IKARE AKOKO, HIGH CHIEF MUKAILA BELLO AND THREE OTHER INDIGENES OF THE TOWN WHO WERE ABDUCTED THREE DAYS AGO ON OWO-IKARE ROAD HAVE REGAINED THEIR FREEDOM; SUNSHINETRUTH CAN REPORT.
OTHER RELEASED VICTIMS ARE ANOTHER CHIEF FROM IKARE, YÈYÉ GBAFINRO AS WELL AS A FORMER STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE FOR AKOKO NORTH-EAST CONSTITUENCY, HON ADENIRAN ADEYEMO AND A COMMUNITY LEADER, BASHIRU ADEKILE, WHILE DRIVER OF THEIR CAR WAS MATCHETED AND NOW RECEIVING TREATMENT AT UNDISCLOSED HOSPITAL IN OWO.
The victims who were kidnapped on Thursday evening, were release on Saturday evening on Owo-Akoko road and they have been taken to undisclosed hospital for medical attention.
It was not clear led as at the press time if any ransome was paid to secure their release.
The Owa-Ale of Ikare Akoko, Oba Adeleke Adegbite-Adedoyin who expressed joy over the release of his abducted High Chief and his other subjects, appreciated the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, his cabinet members and all Security agencies for their efforts in securing the release of the victims.
Oba Adegbite-Adedoyin who said Governor Akeredolu had committed a lot in improving security architecture of the State especially recent donation of well-equipped patrol vehicles to security agencies, advised the federal government and the people of Ondo State to continue to give full support to the state government to make the state more secured.
