Gunmen Kidnap Ekiti PDP Financial Secretary, Demand N30 million Ransom
The Financial Secretary of the Ekiti State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Kayode Oni, has been kidnapped by some unknown gunmen.
Oni was said to have been kidnapped along Efon- Erio Ekiti highway on Saturday at about 4:30 pm.
The PDP publicity secretary in the state, Mr Jackson Adebayo, told journalists in Ado Ekiti on Sunday, that Oni was returning from Efon Alaaye where he had gone to conduct the PDP Local government congress to his country home, Aramoko Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti West local government area of state when he was kidnapped.
Adebayo disclosed that the abductors had established contact with Oni’s wife and younger brother and demanded a sum of N30 million as ransom.
When contacted, the Police Commissioner, Ekiti Command Mr. Abdullahi Chafe who neither denied nor confirmed the incident said he was out of Ekiti and had not been adequately briefed about the incident, promising to give the details about the incident later.
“I can’t confirm now, there is no way I would know because I am not in Ekiti State as I speak with you. But, I will give you details later”, the CP said.,
Oni was carrying his daughter and grandson in his car when he was ferried to an unknown destination by his abductors leaving behind other occupants of the vehicle.
According to Adebayo, “He went to conduct our Local Government Congress in Efon Alaaye and was abducted while returning to Aramoko.
“The family had been contacted but they told the abductors that even the entire family can’t raise N1m and they were requesting for a staggering sum of N30m to secure his freedom.
“The family told us reliably that they have made formal complaint at the police station in Efon about the situation and they promised to take actions.
“Our party is not resting as well. We are making contact to ensure that his safety is guaranteed in the kidnappers’ den”, he said.
