Suspected gunmen who killed an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Segun Ayebulu, and kidnapped three other persons on Saturday have demanded a sum of N30million ransom on those being held hostage.
Recall that OSUN DEFENDER reports that NSCDC officer was gunned down along Oke Ako-Irele Ekiti road while traveling to his town in Ogbe, Kogi State , while three other occupants of the car conveying him were abducted .
An uncle to the deceased told journalists in Ado Ekiti, on Sunday evening that, “The abductors contacted the family this evening and demanded N30million to secure release of the victims.
“The three abductees were younger brothers of the late NSCDC officer, five year-old child of the deceased and 11 year-old child of the slain officer’s elder brother while two others in the car escaped.
“They called this evening demanding N30million naira. We heard the voices of the abductees with them. The younger brother of the slain NSCDC officer appealed to us from the kndnappers’ den that we should do something urgently for their release that the way they were being tortured was unbearable.
“On our side, the demand is on the high side, there is no way the family and even communities can raise it, so we are still negotiating that it should be brought down”, he said”.
“There were six persons in the car, the NSCDC officer was killed, two escaped and three were whisked away. Those abducted are the younger brother of the deceased, and two children aged 11 years and five years old. The three are still in the custody of the gunmen.
“When I received information that the officer was killed, we immediately mobilized hunters in the community. Fortunately, I saw a military man and when I told him what happened, he said I should take him to the military outpost so that they could mobilize, which I did.
“On my way back riding on my motorbike, I saw two children in the bush not far away from the scene. I was trying to have a proper view when I saw an armed man who pointed a gun at me and fired a shot. I escaped death probably because my appointed date had not come. God saved me.
“When I got to where the soldiers were, I told them I was the one who was shot, perhaps they heard a gunshot. So, soldiers and hunters rushed to the place, but before they could get there, the gunmen had taken the children away.”
