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Kidnappers free Ekiti INEC boss
Reprieve has come the way of Mr. Muslim Omoleke, the Administrative Secretary, Independent National Electoral Commission in Ekiti State, as he was freed by kidnapper’s a day after he was abducted.
The development was confirmed by the Commissioner of Police in Osun State, Mr. Fimihan Adeoye, who said; “I am happy to let you know that the gentleman has been freed and united with his family.”
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No further information was revealed about the release of the Ekiti INEC boss who was abducted 24 hours ago but the CP informed that the command would soon issue a statement following the incident.
The Ekiti INEC boss was said to be travelling in his official car with his daughter and driver when the gunmen stopped them around Iwaraja in Osun State on Thursday while traveling to Osun State from Akure, the Ondo State capital and took him away.
According to reports, the driver and the daughter were dropped but their phones were reportedly taken away from them by the gunmen.
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yanju omotodun
November 5, 2016 at 8:32 am
What a fishy or suspicious kidnap. Captured and fred just within 24 hours and the police has no comment but promised later to issue statement. Am sure this is a political kidnap just to warn the inec boss.
Amarachi Okoye
November 6, 2016 at 8:33 am
You are right they know what they are doing because i see no reason why the kidnappers will render release without ramsum our politicals should stop fooling themselves and come out real
JOHNSON PETER
November 5, 2016 at 8:41 am
Kidnapping is a trending social vices in every part of the country. Not just in the East again but now also in the West. Lagos witnessed that almost every week, Ekiti again and that of south south is like everyday all because the economic hardship is hitting hard on people so they are now proned to kidnapping for getting ransom from the kidnapped person’s family to keep their souls and bodies. May God saved us from this hard times.
Roland Uchendu Pele
November 5, 2016 at 9:00 am
Something is fishy here. Kidnappers do not operate like this. I’m not a professional, but I can’t believe that they’d just release the man and his daughter just like that!
Margret Dickson
November 5, 2016 at 9:57 am
They should keep deceiving themselves, this man was never kidnappers. No kidnapper will release a victim without collecting ransoms
Johnson Amadi
November 5, 2016 at 10:03 am
It seems kidnappers in Nigeria are now very generous, releasing a victim after few hours? This must be a sign of repentance
Animashaun Ayodeji
November 5, 2016 at 10:06 am
I won’t believe this story until the police provide details about his release.
Amaka Okoro
November 6, 2016 at 8:21 am
Why don’t you believe and what more details do you want to get if not to take the one the police tells you or do you want to be a victim
Nonso Ezeugo
November 6, 2016 at 8:16 am
The way kidnapper are acting sign’s and wonder this days it is the lord doing and it is mavilous in our eyes