Kidnappers of Ekiti Pupils Demand Fried Rice, Energy Drinks in Addition to N15m Ransom
Parents of five abducted pupils of the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti on Sunday said they went through a tedious journey before securing the release of their children.
The abducted five pupils of the school were released on Sunday after the kidnappers collected a N15m ransom.
Apart from the ransom, the kidnappers insisted on collecting fried rice, energy drinks and cigarettes.
The school proprietor, Gabriel Adesanya, said that the driver was killed. According to him, the corpse of the driver, who was kidnapped alongside the pupils and staff members of the school, has yet to be found.
He said, “The corpse of the driver has not been found yet. The freed kidnapped victims said he was killed between yesterday and this morning. We cannot trace the body at the moment since we don’t know the location where they were kept. We have discussed with the police whether we can recover it.
When contacted, one of the parents of the kidnapped victims, Adebisi Jegede, confirmed that a ransom was paid to the kidnappers.
He said, “A ransom was paid to the kidnappers and the money raised was around the N15m they demanded. I was not the one that counted the money but it was around that amount.
Relatives of the victims said the kidnappers, who initially demanded N100m, reduced it to N15m after negotiations.
