A 35-year-old woman, Mrs. Tope Olorunfemi, who was kidnapped last week by suspected herdsmen on Afo/Idoani Road in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State has been freed.

Olorunfemi, an employee of Xiamen Wine Stone at Afo, was abducted on her way back home from work on a commercial motorcycle (okada) at gunpoint near Irekari Comprehensive High, School, Idoani.

Narrating her ordeal, the victim said the kidnappers first took her and the commercial motorcyclist to a nearby bush where they dispossessed her of her belongings at gunpoint.

She said the okada rider was ‘released’ a few hours later, and she trekked for hours with the suspects throughout the night inside the bush.



She said the kidnappers did not know that she understands Hausa language.

Olorunfemi said she was shocked to earlier hear the okada rider and the kidnappers discussing how to share the ransom her family would pay.


The Nation learnt that the next day, hunters from Idoani, Idogun, Afo and Imeri organised a search party to rescue the victim.

Then a call suddenly came from the kidnappers demanding N3million ransom.

It was gathered that after four days of pleadings and negotiations, the abductors agreed to take N300,000 from the victim’s family, following the intervention of royal fathers, chiefs and well-meaning individuals from the four communities.



Residents, describing the incident as unfortunate, expressed worries about incessant killing, kidnapping, raping and destruction of their cash crops by the suspected herdsmen.

They expressed concern about the safety of their children and appealed to the government to intervene.

The monarchs at Ose communities have issued a 21-day ultimatum to herders to vacate their domains, although the police have opposed the directive.

source: https://thenationonlineng.net/ondo-quarry-worker-freed/

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Why should the police oppose the monarch's directive? What have they done to counter these herdsmen menace? The people should apply every measure to defend themselves since it appears even the police are helpless. After some people would ask how we know the kidnappers are herdsmen. Imagine the Okada rider discussing with the kidnappers in the Hausa language how much his share would be. O I forgot, the kidnappers are not Fulanis, after all no cow was present, they are Yorubas who understand Hausa