Soji Ajibola, Ibadan
Kidnapped final year student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Rachael Opadele, and an hotelier Olugbenga Owolabi have been reportedly shot dead after payment of N5m of ransom demanded by the gunmen
The Network gathered on Wednesday that the kidnappers killed the abductees after collecting the N5 million ransom placed of on them.
Our source who preferred anonymity disclosed that the families of the victims rallied round to raise the demanded ransom but were shocked to receive the news of their death.
It was gathered that the families of the victims payed the demanded ransom through an established link who went to kidnappers’ hideout along Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway on a motorbike otherwise known as Okada.
Anticipating possible arrest by the soldiers deployed to monitor the security situation in Ogbomoso area, the gunmen became suspicious of the link person.
It was gathered that after collecting the demanded sum, they opened fire on the victims, the contact person and the okada rider.
The kidnap victims, as reliably informed died on the spot while an okada rider who escaped with bullet wounds is currently receiving medical attention at an undisclosed hospital.
When contacted the Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso said update would be provided on the issue.