The Kidnappers of Ubulu-Uku monarch, Akaeze Ofulue III, allegedly abandoned N100m ransom said to have been paid by family members to free the monarch.
Residents of Ubulu-Uku community, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said the kidnappers had demanded N100m ransom two days after the monarch was kidnapped, and had threatened to commit an abominable act if the money was not paid within 24 hours of their contact.
The residents added that the kidnappers, however, abandoned the money because they were out to kill the monarch.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Aikali Usman, said, “We are working hard to fish out the killers of the monarch and we will not relent until they are brought to book.
“The kidnapers did not take the N100m ransom; they abandoned it in the bush and the family has taken it back.”
Punch Metro gathered that the kidnappers allegedly disguised as Fulani herdsmen, while an insider, believed to be an indigene of the community, was said to have aided them.
Ofulue III, a lawyer and a member of the Deeper Life Christian Ministry, was driving with a young pastor of the church, who also served as one of his aides, in a Landcruiser on Obior/Igbodo Road when the abductors struck at a bad portion of the road.
Sources said the pastor, who was kidnapped with the monarch, managed to escape from the kidnappers’ den a day after their abduction.
