A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, has been told how alleged kidnappers collected ransom from relatives of abducted nine-year- old boy
at Ojuelegba, area of the state. at Ojuelegba, area of the state.
However, at the resumed hearing, the witness gave a vivid account of how he followed the kidnappers’ instructions to drop the ransom inside a vulcanizer tyre placed by the roadside towards Ojuelegba. “The message was that, ‘your son is with us, we need $3000 and N200,000. I later got a call and the voice said, ‘oga na we carry your son’ . I asked if I could speak to the boy. He gave the phone to the boy and I asked how he is? He responded fine.
“It was at about 10:00 p.m. that they asked if I was ready to bring the money. I said yes and moved to Iyana bus stop, Mushin on their instruction. When he was cross-examined by the defendant’s counsel, Ms Rukayat Owolabi, the witness insisted that the phone number used in calling him began with 08024 that he couldn’t remember the total number. He insisted that he is a witness of truth. He also denied being arrested with the defendants, stressing that he has been working with the victim’s father for five years.
Recall that at the last adjourned date, the victim’s father had recounted the ordeal his son went through. He said his life has not been normal since then as he was traumatised when he returned from the kidnappers’ den and could not speak well.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.
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