Gunmen have reportedly given parents of the 20 kidnapped prospective Nationwide Youth Facility Corps members (NYSC), who were abducted on their method to the orientation camp in Abia Condition endure Thursday, a 24-hour ultimatum to compensate ransom.
The parents were requested to compensate N1 billion each ahead of the start of their children.
They disclosed this when they visited the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, at his personal residence in Bodija, Ibadan, alongside the declare Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Abimbola, and the Aseyin of Iseyinland, Oba Sefiu Adeyeri.
The parents sought the opportune intervention of the Olubadan and the CP.
According to them, the gunmen contacted them applying the mobile lines of the kidnapped prospective corps members.
They told the Olubadan that the tour was necessitated by the gunmen’s challenge to manage decisively alongside the victims if the summon for for the ransom was not met during 24 hours.
Speaking on behalf of the parents, Alhaja Alimot Akande and Oyebola Michael Akande appealed to both Ladoja and CP Ayodeji to come to their rescue by ensuring the punctual initiate of their children.
“They have been calling us seeing that yesterday together with a request for N50 million ransom each. We will connect whatever facts we gather to you. The police are engaged round the clock to constant their rescue. We have been talking as the day of the incident, and he assured me that the victims would be rescued unhurt.”
Don’t let them kill our children,” they said.
The Olubadan assured them that their children would be rescued unharmed.
He said: “I desire to assure you that your children would be rescued unharmed. The police are up to the job, and nothing would happen to your children.”
Furthermore speaking, CP Abimbola said he had already contacted his counterpart in Imo Declare, and efforts were in top gear to low-danger their rescue.
He said: “I had already contacted the Imo Status CP. They are threatening that anything untoward will happen to our children if we fail to heed their inquire.
“There is no route we can increase such sum at this period. Baba, kindly assist us. Don’t worry yourself.
Source: Kidnappers Give Parents of 20 Corps Members 24-Hour Ransom Ultimatum
