The abductors of the mother of the immediate past
Commissioner for Education in Ondo State, Mrs Olufunke Olatubora, have demanded
a N50 million ranson to release the 80-year-old woman.
It was learnt,
on Tuesday, that the kidnappers had already contacted members of the family and
demanded N50 millon before the women could regain her freedom.
But the family
was said to have raised the alarm over the huge amount of money demanded, with
a plea that it should be reduced.
Apart from
this, the family was said to have pleaded with the kidnappers over the safety
of the woman.
The family
member, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “the kidnappers had started
discussing with the family. The amount they are demanding is too much. There is
no way we can raise such a huge sum now. We are after the welbeing of our
mother. They should be humane enough to free her.”
The
octogenarian mother of Remi, a lawyer in the legal team of Mimiko, was, on
Sunday, abducted in her residence in Iyansan, Irele Local Government Area of
the state by six gunmen.
The kidnappers
were said to have invaded the community in a speed boat with which the woman
was whisked away to an unknown destination.
It was,
however, gathered that the family had been pleading with the kidnappers to
collect N5 million to release their mother.
However,
speaking in a telephone interview, the former commissioner said the family was
optimistic that his mother would regain freedom soon.
Olatubora did
not comment on whether he had established contacts with the kidnappers or
whether they have made any demand as ransom.
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