Three farmer managers kidnapped by gunmen in Kwara, demand N45m ransom

Three farm managers were kidnapped by six hefty suspected kidnappers in their commercial farm in Pampo community, Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State.

Moreso, the incident was said to happen around 4:00 pm on Monday, in the farm community located on Eyenkorin Afon Ogele road in the local government area.

It was gathered that the suspected kidnappers, dressed in military uniform, shot into the air when they arrived in Hilux vehicle at one of the two farms they operated.

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According to a source, the suspected kidnappers locked the chief security officer in charge of the poultry in a room before they kidnapped the two farm managers.

The source who is the owner of the second farm said that the bandits also abducted the farm manager when they visited his farm on their way out of the community.

However, the suspected kidnappers had contacted the farm owners demanding a total sum of N45 million for the three people abducted, which he said is N15 million ransom for each person.

“On Monday at about 4:30 p.m., six suspected kidnappers in military uniform and armed with AK-47 rifles abducted three farm managers in our farms. They took two farm managers and on their way out of the first farm, they branched to my farm to take my own farm manager too, making three people kidnapped,” the source said.

In addition, the source stressed that the state police force have been contacted and an investigation on the issue is on already.

“We have been contacted by them. They demanded N15 million each for the kidnapped people, making a sum of N45 million. We begged them to take N1 million for the three people, explaining that we’re poor farmers. They said we should go and get good money before the release of our people,” the source added.