21st July, 2022
By Suleiman Shehu
Mr Christopher Bakare, a supervisor of the late former Oyo Gov. Adebayo Alao-Akala’s farm, has regained freedom.
NAN reported that Bakare was released by his abductors after the payment of a N5 million ransom.
Bakare was kidnapped on Saturday at about 7.00 p.m, at the farm located at Jabata in the Ogbomosho area of the state.
It was learned that the kidnappers had earlier contacted the victim’s family, demanding N100 million ransom before his release.
A reliable family source who sought anonymity told NAN on Thursday that Bakare was released on Wednesday after the payment of the ransom.
The source said that the ransom was taken to a forest in the Otte area, the boundary between Oyo state and Kwara state, on the Ogbomoso-Ilorin road.
The spokesman of the Oyo state police command, SP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the release on Thursday in Ibadan.
“Yes, he has regained his freedom. Updates would be provided accordingly, please,” Osifeso said.