Two family members of the five abducted women in Erinmope – Ekiti ,Moba Local Government area have been detained in the kidnappers’ den, increasing the number of the captives to seven .
The latest victims were identified as Ibrahim Soliu and Mohammad Soliu.
Gunmen had last month attacked Erinmope- Ekiti, in Moba Local Government areas of Ekiti State and seized five women .
Among those abducted were a nursing mother ,expectant – mother and three others .The abductors had demanded a N100million ransom from the family.
They were reportedly held at an unknown location in Idofin, Ero Local Government of Kwara State, while attempting to pay a ransome of N10million of the N10million earlier demand .
The head of the family Alhaji , Muhammad Saliu Okanlawon, told newsmen that the family had pleaded with the bandits for the reduction of the ransome from N100millon to N10million.
Speaking on his ordeal, Alhaji Okanlawon disclosed that they reached out to the extended family members who made generous donations ,adding they were only able to raise N10million .
He said: “We took a N10million ransom to the kidnappers last Friday , February 6,2026 at a location in Orun Ago in Omu-aran ,only to be moved to Idofin in Oke Ero Local Government,all in Kwara.Our family has been traumatized by this incident ,we have struggled to raise N10million ,with the hope that these kidnappers will show mercy on us by releasing five members of our family earlier abducted.
“But we were thrown into a deeper pain when we received the call that two of my brothers who took the ransom for remittance had been held hostage too.This is pure wickedness ,we don’t even know what to do again .
“They said the money we brought was too small after we had pleaded with them .We are appealing to the government to come to our aid. again.We are using this medium to appeal to the government to come to our rescue .We don’t even know what to do again . One of the victims is carrying a nine- month old pregnancy,you can imagine the kind of trauma she will be going through now .It is indeed a painful experience for the family.”
