Gunmen who Kidnapped passengers on transit in a Lexus 330 Utility Vehicle on Friday Evening along Ayetoro-Ekiti, and Ewu-Ekiti Road in Ekiti State have Demanded for a sum of fifty million Naira before they set their Victims free.
tit is confirmed that two persons were actually abducted from the vehicle while another occupant of the vehicle, a woman escaped from the hands of the Abductors.
A former member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Olusegun Erinle who had the final burial ceremony of his mother in his home town told informed that the Victims came to grace the occasion, and were returning to their hotel room when the Kidnappers accosted them on their way.
He added that sporadic gunshot made the driver of the vehicle Shesan Orisan lose control and rammed into the bush where one of the occupant who was not even the driver was shot dead.
Hon Erinle confirmed to that two persons, a man and a woman(Feyi Orisan) are currently whisked away by the Bandits to an unknown destination.
Erinle also informed that the Bandits have started asking for Ransom to free the Victims, since the late hours of Friday evening.
According to him, the Victims who have been around the town and Lodged in an Hotel in Ayetoro-Ekiti since Thursday, Suspected a motorcyclist who was said to have been monitoring their movement to the extent of asking him a question on why he has been following them.
The ex-lawmaker stressed that the cyclist has been Arrested to explain his reason for monitoring their movement since their arrival in the town, but he could not give a satisfactory answer, hence he was handed over to the police for further interrogation.
Police Public Relations officer in the State, Sunday Abutu in a telephone interview Confirmed the arrest of the suspected informant.
Abutu confirmed that based on a tip off, the police has Arrested one Akinola Femi who was alleged to be one of the informant to the Kidnappers terrorising the Ido/Osi area of Ekiti State and of course, we know that area was exactly where kidnapping occurred yesterday and currently Femi is being interrogated and investigated for further findings.