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Sunday 24 July 2016

Family of Kidnapped Lagos Monarch Seeks Ambode’s Help to Pay N500m Ransom

According to Punch the family of kidnapped Lagos monarch, the Oniba of Iba community, Oba Goriola Oseni, have pleaded with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to help pay the N500m ransom demanded by his abductors.
Reports  indicates that Oba Goriola has spent eight days in captivity while rescue efforts are yet to yield any success.
A son of the monarch, Saheed Oseni, who spoke with the media outfit, stated that the family could not raise the huge ransom alone.

The younger Oseni therefore urged the state government to urgently assist the family as the monarch’s health might be deteriorating.
He said, “When we heard from the kidnappers, we did not delay in notifying all the appropriate government quarters. We knew we could not raise this money. But God forbids that any evil happens (to him) and we will then be blamed for keeping mute.
“Till now, no government official has asked us anything about the ransom. We are calling on the state governor, the commissioners and all stakeholders to come to our aid by paying part of the ransom. It does not stop the (rescue) operations of the police. All that is foremost in our minds now is that baba should return home safely. We are concerned about his health. His release is the most important thing to us right now.”
The kidnapped Lagos monarch was said to have been take away on Saturday, July 16, by gunmen dressed in military camouflages who attacked the palace around 8.30pm. They reportedly left with the 73-year-old Oba in two speedboats stationed by the waterways.
The gunmen, said to be about 16 in number, killed a palace guard, Sunday Okanlawon; a barber, Riliwan Rasak; an unidentified motorcyclist and shot at the monarch’s wife, Kuburat, who is still recuperating in a government hospital.
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, has said the police would not support the payment of ransom for the release of the kidnapped Lagos monarch, adding that a rescue operation was ongoing.

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