Chairman of APC in Kwara state, Ishola Balogun-Fulani, right, who was
abducted alongside the party state secretary, Bode Adekanye, left, last
Friday May 20th, has narrated their experience with their abductors who
he said were Fulanis. Speaking to newsmen at the palace of the Emir of
Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, Balogun-Fulani said the kidnappers
asked for N70 million ransom for both of them but were paid unspecified
amount of money by their family members.
"We had nothing as food or water while we were in our abductors den.
They said they were Fulanis and that they had no other business than
armed robbery and kidnapping. They spoke Fulani and Pidgin English
fluently. They said we must find money for them and demanded N40 million
and N30 million from me and the secretary and that if we failed to do
that, they were going to waste us. We had to call our people; we don’t
know what they did but I think they must have paid a certain amount
before we were allowed to go (on Saturday) by 6:30pm. They tried to
enquire whether I am a Fulani man too to which I said yes but they said
this is not a family matter but strictly business. We were not tortured
and nothing was done to us but we trekked from one hideout to another.
We warned our people not to bring any security men, either police or the
army because they warned us and threatened to kill us if we do. They
said they were not afraid of police or army and that they have their own
weapon too. The Police IG tried, he sent a helicopter to come looking
for us but it was difficult to locate us because it was inside a very
thick forest. Same with the Commissioners of Police in Kogi and Kwara
states who also sent in people, yet we were unable to be located. It was
when we came out that we saw about 100 policemen waiting for us. The
place is around Osara and Okene”, he said
Title : Kwara APC chairman narrates their experience in the hands of their abductors who he claims were fulanis
Description : Chairman of APC in Kwara state, Ishola Balogun-Fulani, right, who was abducted alongside the party state secretary, Bode Adekanye, left, ...
