Kwara: Tension as gunmen abduct cleric, son, demand N100m

Gunmen struck at Oko-Olowo, a town in Ilorin, Kwara State capital in the early hours of Saturday, and abducted three persons including a Muslim cleric and his son.

According a source, the victim is a young Islamic cleric identified as Alfa Sofiu Amolegbe, who was abducted alongside his son, Aliyu. Another sibling identified as Fasasi was shot and believed to be dead.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the trio were attacked at their residence in Oko-Olowo along Ilorin-Jebba Expressway after the suspected kidnappers removed the burglary of a window in the building through which they gained entry.

The source said an attempt by Fasasi to escape was met with stiff resistance from the kidnappers who reportedly rained bullets on him and also macheted him.

The father of the victims, Imam Amolegbe of Dada, Okelele area, Ilorin, while narrating the incident, said the kidnappers abandoned Fasasi after shooting him, thinking he was dead.

Amolegbe said Fasasi was taken by the family to an undisclosed private hospital in Ilorin where he is now recuperating.

Amolegbe said the kidnappers had contacted the family, demanding for N100m ransom. Punch