REVEALED: N15m Ransom Paid For Freedom Of Abducted Ondo ADC Chieftains

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Olujide%20Ipinsagba 0 REVEALED: N15m Ransom Paid For Freedom Of Abducted Ondo ADC Chieftains

A ransom of N15 million was paid to secure the release of Bisi Ogungbemi, the Chairman of the Ondo State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), SaharaReporters learnt on Sunday.

Part of the ransom was also used to free Jide Ipinsagba, the Ondo North Senatorial Candidate of the ADC in the 2019 general election, who was abducted alongside Ogunyemi.

On Wednesday, gunmen had kidnapped both men with three others on the Oba Akoko/Owo road while returning to Akure after a political meeting.

Others kidnapped include Mrs. Funmi Abdulkareem and Boye Oletuyise, as well as a driver. The trio were later released same day by the kidnappers.

However, a source within the party, who confirmed the amount paid as ransom, said the kidnappers had demanded the sum of N20 million from the family members before their release from captivity.

The source, who preferred not to be named, revealed…



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