Kazeem Badmus
Ademola Ekundayo, a younger brother to late Oba Ogboni Agbaye, Oba Adetoyese Olakisan, has narrated how the ghost of the traditionalist rescued one of his wives from kidnappers’ den.
It would be recalled that Olakisan’s wives were kidnapped when some armed men stormed his house in Imesi-Ile late Sunday night.
Olakisan died in a ghastly accident while searching for his wives Monday afternoon.
According to Ekundayo, one of the kidnapped wives who regained freedom on Tuesday told the family that her late husband was the one who rescued her.
She was not aware that her husband was dead of the time she was reportedly being freed.
Ekundayo said, the wife told them that her late husband appeared in front of her and their abductors, collected sand from the ground, chanted incantations and sprayed the kidnappers with the sand in his hands.
The wife, according to Ekundayo, said the kidnappers slept off immediately and the deceased asked her to go and wake the other wife who was locked up in another room.
But the other wife was not responding, making her to return to her husband who led her to a road which led her to Ikoro-Ekiti, said the freed wife in Ekundayo’s narration.
Ekundayo said it was after they got home that the wife was told her husband is dead, disclosing that she fainted after hearing the news.
Kidnappers Demand N2m To Release Other Wife, Olakisan Buried
OSUN DEFENDER gathered that the kidnappers on Wednesday made a N2m ransom demand from the Olakisan family to free the woman with them.
Confirming the demand, Ekundayo in an interview with newsmen, said he spoke with the kidnappers and the wife in their custody.
He also confirmed that the late Oba Ogboni Agbaye was buried in the early hour of Wednesday.
“I have spoken with the kidnappers and they are demanding N2m. They have also heard that the king is dead and they say they can’t release her for free.
“I spoke with the wife. She is alive. Had it been we knew the location; I and the boys would have gone there. Baba has been buried on Wednesday morning”, he said.
Ekundayo however, said the morale of the police have been down since one of their colleagues died with Olakisan.
He noted: “Since the DPO died, the police have withdrawn back a little. I don’t understand”.
Family Calls For Investigation
Meanwhile, the family of the late Olakisan have called for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the attack on his house during which two of his wives were abducted.
The family said there was a lot to be uncovered, calling on security agencies to ensure the perpetrators are found.
Ekundayo, who called for the investigation said: “It was true that the assailants who spoke in Yoruba and Fulfulde language asked those they met in the house for the Ogboni ancient crown and certificate of registration of Ogboni Aborigine. A lot needs to be uncovered.
“We call on security agencies to ensure that the perpetrators are found”.
How Ogboni Leader Met Death While Searching For Abducted Wives
The late Olakisan met his death on Monday afternoon while searching for his abducted wives, according to report.
The late Olakisan, alongside the two others among who was a policeman who accompanied him on the rescue mission died when his vehicle had a lone accident while returning to Imesi-Ile from Ila.
Olakisan went after the kidnappers to Ila and had a lone accident on their way back to Imesi-Ile, resulting to his death and that of others with him.
Confirming the incident, Osun Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola said the victims were rushed to the hospital before they all died.
She said: “The Ogboni leader and the police were inside his car with one other woman coming back to Oke-Imesi after their search and had a lone accident. The car was rammed into a tree.
“They were all rushed to the hospital but eventually they all died. The police are inside the bush continuing the search and rescue mission. The DPO I talked to was also inside the bush”.
