Five
days after he was kidnapped from his residence at road 18, off Olusegun Tawoju
Avenue, at Isheri North Estate, GRA, Lagos, Dr. Dayo Adekoya, the secretary of
Isheri North Estate Residents Association, has been finally released by his
abductors.
This
is just as the Nigerian Air Force and the Nigerian Navy will in the next few
days begin aerial surveillance and water patrols respectively, in the area to
rid the area of such criminal elements.
It
was also gathered that already the police in conjunction with the Nigerian Army
have conducted a threat analysis of the area based on the increasing spate of
kidnapping in the area.
The
victim was kidnapped by a 20-man armed gang, who raided the estate last
Thursday and killed three two local security operatives and a bricklayer and
left two others badly injured.
Although
mum has been the word on the part of the Adekoya family as regarding the
victim’s whereabouts and ordeal, it was gathered that Adekoya was released
after the family met the ransom demands.
Investigation
revealed that the family had kept the police in the blind about their dealings
with the kidnappers, preferring to secure his release first before the police
can go after the suspects.
The
kidnappers had earlier demanded for the sum of N100 million from the victim’s
wife before it was first reduced to N80million and later N50million.
After
the undisclosed sum of ransom was paid, the kidnappers had crossed the creeks
and dropped off Adekoya at the canal close to his estate and sped off at about
3a.m.
As
at press time, the traumatised victim was said to be undergoing medical
examination in a private hospital pending his release to his family.
A
visit to the estate showed the absence of his nuclear family members, although
scores of neighbours and sympathiser had thronged to the residence to rejoice
with them.
Despite
his release, the houses near his residence, were bereft of people, as some of
them were said to have fled their homes for fear of being abducted too.
Their
fears are not unfounded given that about five cases of kidnapping have been
recorded in that area in the past six months.
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