In a recent kidnapping incident, a pregnant Lagos woman had to travel over 334 kilometers to deliver the ransom for her husband’s release.
LeadNaija gathered that the victim, an oil magnate, was abducted by a six-man armed gang at his dredging site in Ajah, Lagos.
The Kidnappers then took him to a remote creek in Ondo State via the waterways.
According to Vanguard, the kidnappers demanded a ransom of ₦200 million, but the family managed to raise ₦42 million, which was converted to $30,000 along with an additional ₦100,000 in cash.
Initially, the victim’s elder brother volunteered to deliver the ransom, but the kidnappers insisted on speaking with the victim’s wife.
Despite her being heavily pregnant, the kidnappers demanded that she personally deliver the ransom, threatening to kill her husband if she failed to comply.
The woman, determined to save her husband, embarked on a harrowing journey with a driver.
The kidnappers directed her to various locations, from Ore to Sagamu, and back to Ajah, before finally instructing her to stop at Odogbolu in Ogun State. After a 20-minute trek through a bush path, she dropped off the ransom.
Fortunately, the oil magnate was released in Epe and made his way back home.
He revealed that his abductors had taken a gold necklace worth ₦25 million, a gold hand chain valued at ₦11.8 million, and two gold rings worth ₦3.4 million. Once the ransom was delivered, the kidnappers contacted their colleagues to release him.
Following the kidnapping, the victim’s family reported the incident to the police, but did not involve detectives in the ransom delivery.
However, the Lagos Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, ordered his technical team, led by CSP Kehinde Oni, to investigate and apprehend the culprits.
Three suspects, Adelaja Ikuesan, 37, Tosin Oke, 40, and Oluwabunmi Yusuf, 39, were eventually arrested. The suspects confessed to their involvement, expressing regret and vowing never to engage in criminal activities again.
Ikuesan, a professional speedboat driver from Ondo State, admitted to being part of the operation, stating that he had met the other suspects during bunkering activities.
Tosin Oke, known as “Old Soldier,” revealed that he had used his share of the ransom to resolve family issues and denied using the proceeds to build a mansion in Badagry.
The suspects disclosed that they sold the victim’s gold chains and divided the ransom among themselves. Oke sent a total of ₦400,000 to Ikuesan, who later used his share of the ransom to purchase a new boat, Continue To read>.
Both suspects are married, with Oke having nine children from different women, and Ikuesan having one wife and a daughter.
