Kidnapped hotelier freed after ransom paid

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta

Respite came the way of Segun Oyebolu, the boss of popular Citi Hotels and Suites, Ijebu Ode, in Nigeria’s Ogun state as he was released by his abductors late in the evening of Wednesday.

According to family sources that the kidnapped businessman who also founded the Feed The Elderly NGO was released after the family paid an undisclosed
ransom to the kidnappers.

Oyebolu was kidnapped on Sunday evening at his office in Erinlu area of Ijebu.It was further gathered that the kidnappers had demanded N400 million from his family members before he could be released.

It could not be ascertained how much the family paid before he regained his freedom from his captives.