A gang of four men have kidnapped and disappeared with a major newspaper distributor, Mrs. Funlayo Ajayi, in the Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State.
The victim popularly known as Mama Joke said to be in her late 50’s owns Joke Agency in the Lagos Garage area.
Ajayi was in her Nissan salon car with one of her aides on her way to collect the day’s consignment of the newspapers at the distribution point along Ejinrin Road, in Ijebu Ode, when the four gunmen blocked her car and abducted her.
The kidnappers had demanded a ransom of N40 million from her family members for her release.
Ajayi who was allowed to speak with her relatives on phone said, “I don’t know where I have been taken to. All they are telling me is that they want something from me.”
Confirming the abduction, the state police spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi,said the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, Akpoebi Egbuson, had deployed the men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad to the Ijebu area to track down the abductors and release the woman.
He said, “The victim was abducted today by kidnappers.
“The case has been reported to the police and we are on top of the situation.
“The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, Akpoebi Egbuson, has deployed the men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad to the Ijebu area.The policemen were ordered to fish out the kidnappers and free the woman.”
