Gunmen Abduct Cleric, Son In Ondo, Demand N10m Ransom

Gunmen Abduct Cleric, Son In Ondo, Demand N10m Ransom; The cleric of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) and his son have been kidnapped by marksmen along the Ifon-Okeluse road in Ose LGA of Ondo state.

Funmilayo Odunlami, police spokesperson in Ondo, verified the incident on Sunday, and said sweats are being made to deliver the victims.

It is actually the case that the minister and his child were hijacked by obscure shooters, however endeavors are progressing by analysts to protect the people in question, Odunlami said.

According to NAN, a occupant before told intelligencers that the victims were travelling when they were kidnapped on Saturday.

The occupant said the abductors latterly communicated the family members of the victims and demanded the sum of N10 million as rescue.

The kidnappers communicated the family and demanded a rescue of N10 million, but the family raim N1 million, which the kidnappers rejected,” the occupant was quoted as saying.

The development comes months after two people were reportedly killed when markswomen attacked Okeluse community in Ose LGA of Ondo state.

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Aborowa Oladimeji, the director of a petrol station in the area, was reportedly killed in the attack.
A staff member of the stuffing station was also said to have been killed during the incident.

Meanwhile, days before the Okeluse incident, at least three persons were killed and several houses razed following an attack on a community in Ifon, Ose LGA, Ondo state