Crime
Abductors release private medical practitioner after collecting N3m ransom
Abductors of a private medical practitioner at Gbede in Surulere Local Government Area of Oyo State, have released him after collecting an N3 million ransom.
The Chairman of the local government council, Mr. Isaiah Adegbite, confirmed the release.
The police spokesman in Oyo State, SP Adewale Osifeso, also confirmed the release to the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan on Wednesday but was silent on the ransom payment.
The victim was abducted from his hospital premises on Friday and released on Tuesday.
A family source told NAN that the abductors demanded N30 million ransom on Monday, but settled for N3 million after intensive negotiations.
-
Latest1 week agoTinubu Grants Customs Boss Adeniyi Final Six-Month Extension to Oversee Single Window Project, Succession
-
Latest1 week agoAPC’s Asogwa wins Enugu North senatorial by-election by wide margin
-
News1 week agoYiaga Africa Flags Discrepancies in Ballot Papers of Ekiti Governorship Poll
-
Latest1 week agoAPC, PDP clinch key by-elections as INEC declares winners in Kano, Rivers
-
Latest1 week agoOyebanji extends lead as APC dominates Ekiti governorship race with 91% of results uploaded
-
Politics7 days agoPRP presidential primary heads to court as aspirant challenges Donald Duke’s nomination
-
Latest4 days agoAlleged xenophobic attack claims life of Malawian street vendor in South Africa
-
Football1 week agoJapan crush Tunisia 4-0 in historic 1,000th World Cup match as Curacao earns first-ever point