Bandits demand N150m ransom to release Kwara monarch
The bandits who abducted Ojibara of Bayagan in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State, Alhaji Kamilu Salami, on his farm Saturday morning, have demanded N150 million from the community before he can be freed.
A report in the Vanguard newspaper said the bandits spoke with some indigenes of the community in the wee hours of today (Sunday, November 30) to demand the amount.
Oba Ojibara was asked by the bandits to speak with members of his community so they would believe he was in their custody.
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The monarch, in his lamentations, urged the community to come to his rescue by negotiating with the bandits for his quick release.
He said they took him on a motorcycle through the thick forests for more than five hours before they arrived at their destination, from where they were communicating with the community.
At press time, negotiation has not commenced, as the call was meant to inform the community of the ransom amount and that the monarch was in their custody.
The monarch reportedly told members of his community that an unspecified number of people were also abducted in the neighbouring Community, while he was being taken away.
Bayagan is a large community in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.
Recall that the monarch was abducted around 9:30am by a gang of bandits who stormed his farm with AK-47 rifles.
- Vanguard
