Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps have rescued five persons abducted in different parts of the State.
They were rescued after spending days in the forest and endured severe beating from their captors.
Four of the victims were kidnapped along Ore-Lagos highway while the other victim was abducted at his Upemen residence along Owo-Ikare road.
Their abductors had demanded N150m ransom before they were rescued.
Commander of Ondo Amotekun, Akogun Adeleye Adetunji, while presenting the rescued victims to the public, said Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa-has directed security agencies to flush out kidnappers and stopped payment of ransom.
Adeleye said his men were mobilised to the forest few minutes after the victims were abducted.
According to him: “I want to tell you today that by the grace of God, Amotekun corps have been able to recover them present here today without payment of ransom and no loss of lives.
“In the same vain, one Emmanuel Adeladun that was kidnapped along Ikare-Owo road on the 6th of May was also rescued without payment of a kobo as ransom. Despite the fact that the attackers inflicted several matchet cut and wound on him, we acted on credible intelligence and we are able to secure his release.
“In the case of Emmanuel Adeladun, they started with ransom of N50 million. On the day they told him he was going to be killed if funds were not paid they were actually expecting the money.
“We told them we are bringing N10million in exchange for him but we were able to get him without payment of one kobo.
“In the case of Ayodele Olatunji and Stanley, they were expecting N100million but we told them that we are bringing N15million and we were able to rescue them without payment of one kobo and no casualty.”
