Akinlaja Ireoluwa Oluwatomiwa, a 17-year-old student at Redeemers University in Osun State who was abducted in Ogun State, has managed to escape his captors.
When the kidnappers kidnapped the 100-Level Mass Communication student on Sunday, August 14, he was on his way to the Redemption camp so that he could join his parents before he was abducted.
It was learnt that he had gotten out of a car, and the kidnappers had taken him as he was waiting for his parents to pick him up. As soon as he was taken, Akinlaja instantly sent his mother a message to let her know.
The Ogun State Police Command men sprang into action right away in an effort to save the victim and catch the criminals.
A statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Abeokuta by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Kunle Somorin, explained that the victim escaped from his abductors when security officers stormed their den in Ikorodu, Lagos.
“Our security men had trailed the kidnappers to Ikorodu, where the victim was being held hostage. Their arrival on the scene had given an opportunity for the victim to escape from captivity.
“We are happy that the victim escaped unhurt. He has since been reunited with his parents,” the statement read partly.
According to the statement, the security men were still on the trail of the kidnappers, adding that no effort would be spared to rid the state of undesirable elements.
It quoted Governor Dapo Abiodun to have vowed that “there will be no hiding place for criminals in the state.
“Ogun State has zero tolerance for terrorists, bandits, kidnappers or ritual murderers and other criminals by whatever name they are called,” Abiodun said, insisting that in Ogun State, “our security system has been fortified to repel them;