Mr. Sunday Adebayo, a teacher who also served as supervisor of the West African Examinantions Council has regained his freedom hours after being kidnapped and taken by masked men to an unidentified location.
52-year-old Adebayo resides in Oyo State’s Iseyin Local Government Area.
Adebayo reportedly got lost recently while traveling to school in Iseyin.
Confirming his abduction this morning, the Oninayin of Inayin in Iwajowa Local Government, Oba Ayansiji Peter, was quoted as saying that the victim had been released by his captors this morning.
His abductors were said to have initially demanded for N100 million ransom.
“The kidnappers initially demanded for N100 million. They later reduced it to N15 million. As at last night, we were begging them for N2 million but they said no.
“I received a call this morning from one of his family members that he had been released, so I don’t know how much the family eventually paid”, the traditional ruler disclosed.