A major newspaper distributor, Mrs. Funlayo Ajayi, has been kidnapped in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.
It was gathered that the victim, who operates her business under the name of Joke Agency in the Lagos Garage area, was abducted by four gunmen and taken to an unknown destination.
Our correspondent gathered that the woman, who is in her late 50s, was in her Nissan salon car, on her way to collect the day’s consignment of the newspapers at the distribution point along Ejinrin Road, in Ijebu Ode, when the four gunmen blocked her car and abducted her.
Ajayi, popularly known as Mama Joke, was said to be in company with one of her aides at the time of the incident.
The kidnappers were said to have reached out to Ajayi’s family members and had demanded N40m ransom.
The victim was said to have been allowed to speak with family members and associates.
She had reportedly told one of the associates that, “I don’t know where I have been taken to. All they are telling me is that they want something from me.”
The case, our correspondent gathered, had been reported to the police at the Ijebu Ode Police Area Command in Igbeba.
The state police spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident.
He said the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, Akpoebi Egbuson, had deployed the men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad to the Ijebu area to fish out the kidnappers and free the victim.
He said, “The victim was abducted today by kidnappers.
“The case has been reported to the police and we are on top of the situation.
“The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, Akpoebi Egbuson, has deployed the men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad to the Ijebu area.The policemen were ordered to fish out the kidnappers and free the woman.”
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