“I still don’t understand how we got freed without any ransom to date.” that was the statement made by Adjari Samson, a civil Servant with Delta State Government when he came face-to-face with kidnappers at Ogbemudia Farm on his way to Benin from Lagos with other passengers.
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“Our vehicle was not hit with the bullet because we were not trying to outsmart them. At first, I thought it was a checkpoint, but I was wrong. We were dragged from the vehicle and led to the forest. We trekked for over six hours until we got to a place that was provided for us to pass the night.”
Samson added that the victims were asked about their tribe and occupation after which a call was made to their relatives for a ransom of N10 million each.
“Those that refused to call their family were mercilessly beaten to stupor. I was dehydrated and very sick. So, I asked to drink water from a pool of water I saw on the floor. God showed me mercy, they told me the water was not clean for me to drink. Later, I was given a jar of palm wine to drink. That was when I knew we could be released as the boss had already taken interest in me. He also offered me a stick of St. Moritz cigarettes. I quickly collected it from him and smoked it.”
The civil servant noted that in the morning, calls were made to some people.
“We don’t know what was going on but we continued praying that things would work out fine. The leader of the group told me to take off my suit and also collected my phone. By 10:25 a.m. he picked about six of us and pointed to a bush and asked us to go straight and turn right after some distance. After a long-distance, we hit the main road.”
“At about the same time, we saw operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad who drove us to Edo State police station, where we met the Commissioner of Police. I still don’t understand how we got freed without any ransom to date.”
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