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Seven kidnapped victims remain in captivity in Kwara State despite the delivery of the N14 million ransom demanded by their abductors on Tuesday.
The victims were abducted recently, along with their driver, while travelling from Abuja to Offa in a Sienna bus bearing registration number FFA 50XD, operated by the Offa-based transport company, Olumoh Express.
In addition to the N14 million ransom, a bag of rice, twelve chickens, and mobile phone recharge cards were also delivered to the kidnappers’ den on Tuesday, according to impeccable sources who confirmed the development.
Urban Express News Online reports that the abduction occurred on Friday, 25 April 2025, at approximately 5:45 pm, at Eleyin village via Isanlu-Isin in the Kwara South Senatorial District, while the victims were en route from Abuja to Offa.
Two children who were in the vehicle at the time were left behind and later rescued by the police, while the remaining seven individuals were taken away by the assailants, and their whereabouts remain unknown.
Efforts to contact the spokesperson for the state police command, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, in Ilorin on Wednesday were unsuccessful.
