Two daughters of the late Chief Emiola Adesina, Director of Sports in the Old Western Region in Ibadan, Oyo state, have been kidnapped by gunmen.
According to Professor Tunji Olaopa, a close associate of the family, the two daughters, Omobola Adepoju and Abiola Olukotun, were abducted on Monday morning along the Ife-Ibadan expressway. The abductors are demanding a ransom of N100 million.
Olaopa, a former Permanent Secretary in the federal ministry of Communication, stated that the kidnappers had contacted the family and insisted on the sum of N100 million as ransom.
In a statement, he said, “This is authentic, please. Pastor (Mrs.) Omobola Adepoju and Mrs Abiola Olukotun are daughters of late Chief Emiola Adesina, old Director of Sports, Western State of Nigeria and Proprietor of Subuola Nursery/Primary School in Ibadan, whose funeral was held a week ago. Omobola came in from Atlanta (USA) and was with her sister in her farm at a location on Ife road in Ibadan when they were both kidnapped yesterday. The kidnappers have called the family to demand N100 million.”
The spokesperson of the state police command, Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the incident and assured that the police, along with other security agencies, are at the scene to rescue the victims.
Fadeyi added, “Yes. I am aware. The police are at the scene to rescue the victims. The police, anti-kidnap, SARS, all of them are already at the scene searching for the kidnapped victims. They are there to ensure that the kidnapped victims are rescued. I can assure you of that.”