Olabode and the woman were abducted on around 7:30pm on Sunday along Isan-Iludun Ekiti road by unknown gunmen, while a councilor at Ilejemeje Local Government, Tunji Omotosho was shot dead at the scene by the gunmen.
The kidnappers later contacted the commissioner’s family and requested for a N30 million ransom, which they later reduced to a sum of N15 million, as negotiation proceeded.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, Mr Sunday Abutu, confirmed to journalists in Ado Ekiti , Ekiti State Capital, on Friday, that the woman was freed on Thursday night by the abductors but noted that the commissioner was still being held by the bandits.
Abutu said information at the police’s disposal indicated that she was released in a forest somewhere in Kwara State.
“The only information at our disposal for now is that the woman that was kidnapped with the commissioner had been released.
“She was released inside one forest somewhere in Kwara State and she was said to have found her way to the main road where she was helped.
“As of now, the commissioner is still with the kidnappers while the police and other security agencies are doing their best to bring him home safe and sound.”
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