Kidnappers of monarch discover their leader collected N4m, disclosed N2m

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Five suspected kidnappers of a traditional ruler and three others in Ondo State arrested and paraded have lamented that their leader stole part of the ransom paid by the relations of the victims.

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The suspects paraded at the state police command in Akure, include Ilyasu Lawal, 27, Mohammadu Abubakar Sidi, 26, Garuba Bature, 36, Abubakar Dangy, 20 and Mohammed Mosere, 25.

The traditional ruler, the Onikun of lkun, Mukaila Bello and others who include a former House of Assembly Candidate for Akoko North-East Constituency Yèyé Gbafinro, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Hon. Adeniran Adeyemo and a community leader, Bashiru Adekile, were kidnapped  at about 6:30 pm  around Ago Yeye, along Owo/ lkare road on August 4,  this year, after the driver conveying them was shot in the head.

The abductors had demanded for N200 million from the families of the victims but they negotiated it down to N4 million.

The suspects while being paraded expressed shocked to hear that the victims paid N4m ransom whereas their leader, who is on the run, declared N2m as ransom collected.

While their leader, who was on the run, declared N2 million as ransom paid for the victims, the relation of one of the victims,  Abdul Muritala, who took the ransom to their leader insisted openly that he delivered N4 million to him and he counted it before releasing the suspects.

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