Lagos, Nigeria, July 20, 2016 – One of the wives of kidnapped Oniba of Ibaland, olori Nofisat Idowu has said that those who kidnapped his husband, Oba Yushau Goriola Oseni(74) early this week are yet to tell the family what they want.
Idowu who spoke to Fiji FM in Lagos said the family is ready to pay ransom if the kidnappers would speak to the family and state their demands.
She said that the kidnappers have kept the family incommunicado. Oseni was kidnapped early this week from his palace when some gun men stormed his palace and killed his police orderly.
Since the kidnap, all his three lines have been switched off. Meanwhile, the palace of the Oba has been turned into prayer ground as leaders of various denominations come into the palace offering prayers for safe return of the Oba.
Speaking on the situation, Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatal. Owoseni assured residents that efforts are being put in place to make kidnapping a thing of the past in the State.
“What we want to assure the people is that we are putting efforts together to ensure that not just the monarch is rescued but also other victims of kidnapping are rescued and we bring those criminals to justice,” Owoseni said, adding that everybody is bothered about the situation.
. “All of us are bordered. As the people are bordered, government is bordered and law enforcement institutions in the State are bordered. We are looking at the issue of kidnapping and the only thing we can tell the good people in Lagos is that government is doing everything possible and is deploying all arsenals of the State towards ensuring that we put a stop to all these and at the same time seize this opportunity to tell the fellows engaging in these activities to channel their energy to lawful conduct because there is no excuse to say that because they cannot vandalize the pipelines again, that is why they are resorting to all these soft targets kidnapping”, he said.
