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JUST-IN: Oyo community in panic as gunmen abduct school Headmaster, demand N30m ransom
Gunmen have allegedly abducted the headmaster of Nomadic Basic School, Igbojaye, in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mr. Matthew Kolawale Owoade, popularly known as “Onaiye.”
The 60-year-old educator was reportedly abducted on Saturday evening while returning from his farm between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
According to his son, Abiola Owoade, the armed men intercepted his father and whisked him away to an unknown destination.
The kidnappers later contacted the family using the victim’s mobile phone and demanded a ransom of N30 million for his release.
A search party, however, recovered the victim’s abandoned motorcycle in a nearby bush on Sunday morning.
The incident has thrown the family, colleagues and the education community in Itesiwaju Local Government Area into distress, with appeals to security agencies to intensify efforts to secure the victim’s safe release.
The family also called on members of the public to provide any useful information that could assist security operatives in rescuing the headmaster.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Oyo State Police Command, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, said the victim was abducted while at his farm in Budo Aare.
“I can confirm to you that a farmer, Mr. Owoade Mathew, was kidnapped at his farm in Budo Aare, and efforts are on to rescue the man unhurt and arrest the perpetrators,” the police spokesperson said.
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