Man abducted along Ipele to Idoani/Ifira road in Ondo State has been found dead after his family paid N2 million ransom to his kidnappers; Mr. Frederick Aramuwa was a 50-year-old Lagos-based clergyman.
Information gathered by vanguard, states that the deceased left Lagos for his home town in lfira Akoko, Ondo State with his driver for the Easter festivity. He was declared missing when he did not arrive his home town as expected by his family members, who contacted other family members in Lagos.
A report had it that they were informed that he left Lagos on March 31,2021. While a search party was raised by the family members, the abductors opened a line of communication with them and demanded N10 million ransom. The family bargained for N2 million, which was delivered to the kidnappers at a particular place in Akoko. But shockingly, the corpse of the pastor was recovered where they were told they would find the victim.
His remains had since been deposited at General Hospital in lpe Akoko by the family. The deceased clergyman was survived by aged parents; his octogenarian father, according to a report, is the oldest man in his lfira community while the mother, who is 80 years, lived with him in Lagos.
The Asiwaju of Ifira Akoko, Chief Boboye Ojomo, described the incident as sorrowful and tragic. Ojomo said it is very sorrowful and tragic when one considers the personality of the late pastor in the town and the aged parents left behind. He, therefore, appealed to the state government to intensify efforts to rehabilitate the deplorable Orita Ipele-Idoani-Ifira Akoko road.
According to the Chief, the bad road “gives room for kidnappers to operate freely and security men should be deployed to the route. Contacted the state police command image maker, Tee Leo lkoro, who, confirmed the death of the clergyman, said other persons kidnapped the same day the clergyman was abducted were rescued by police detectives.
He described Mr. Fredrick’s death as unfortunate, adding that police would soon apprehend his killers and bring them to book.
