The incident was said to have occurred between Sasaro and Ayetoro, along the dilapidated Igarra–Uneme-Nekhua–Ibillo Road in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area.
Olorunloju was said to be going back to Ugboshi-Ele from Igarra, the headquarters of the local council, where he was said to have gone to make photocopies of documents ahead of his son’s resumption at a tertiary institution.
It was gathered on Monday that his abductors had reportedly contacted the family and were demanding N70 million.
Confirming the incident, the Director of Operations and Strategy, Concerned Minds Initiative of Akoko-Edo, Comrade Victor Arogunyo, said: ‘The incident occurred around Aiyetoro–Somorika Junction, close to a Fulani settlement on the Ibillo–Uneme–Nekhua–Igarra Road. This is another sad reminder that Akoko-Edo is under siege.
He identified bad roads, criminal herders, poor funding of security, low morale among vigilantes and hunters, and weak prosecution of arrested suspects as key factors fuelling insecurity across the entire Edo North axis.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Chief Superintendent Moses Yamu could not be reached at the time of this report.
