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Cocoa merchant courageously machetes sleeping kidnappers to death in Ondo, escapes

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Shaba seized the opportunity to carry their weapons and used their sharp cutlasses to kill two of them and wounded another who ran away

A cocoa merchant at Supare Akoko in Ondo State, Idowu Shaba, has reportedly killed two of his abductors after they fell asleep in their den, reports The Nation.

Shaba made a miraculous escape last Thursday when his abductors slept off.

It was gathered the cocoa merchant was abducted on his way to Idoani for a church programme along with others in a forest between Afo and Idoani.

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The abductors took him and a lady to their den inside the bush and tied their hands.

A source said: “Shaba pretended to be in deep asleep and that must have made his abductors also fall asleep.

“Shaba seized the opportunity to carry their weapons and used their sharp cutlasses to kill two of them and wounded another who ran away

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“He took the abductors Ak-47 rifle, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons in their possession and also rescued the other lady in their den.

“The rifles had police inscriptions.”

Ondo Police spokesman, DSP Fumilayo Odunlami, however, denied Shaba killed the kidnappers.

She said Shaba told police operatives during debriefing that he escaped when his abductors were sleeping.

TheNiche reported how a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Joseph Ajayi was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Monday on his way from Ikere Ekiti to Akure.

The Priest who is overseeing St. Peter Clavar, Ilara Mokin, in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State was kidnapped along the Akure-Ikere road in Ondo State.

Rev. Fr. Victor Ibiyemi who confirmed the abduction, said he was kidnapped by some unknown gunmen.

It was further learnt that the incident happened while the priest was travelling in his Toyota Corolla car.

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