Gunmen on Saturday abducted four students of Kogi State Polytechnic along the Akunnu-Ajowa Road in Akoko North West Local Government Area, Ondo state.
According to THISDAY, Shortly after the incident, the abductors contacted the relatives of the students demanded N16 million ransom
Multiple sources confirmed the incident yesterday.
One of the sources revealed that the students were returning home for the yuletide before they were attacked at Ago Jinadu axis, an area noted for criminal activities, especially kidnapping.
He added that the incident had since thrown Ajowa, a community in Akoko North LGA, into a pensive mood with the parents of the victims working with security agencies to secure their release.
Another source claimed that the commercial driver, simply identified as Momodu, was earlier warned by the parents of the students not to take the route noted for kidnapping and armed robbery but he insisted.
Confirming the incident on Saturday, former Vice Chairman, to Akoko North-west LGA, Mr. Ajayi Bakare observed that commuters “always travel the Akunu-Ikaram-Gedegede road to Ajowa for the fear of the miscreants.
Bakare revealed that their abductors “have already demanded N3 million for each student and N4 million for the driver respectively.”
