A younger brother of abducted Senator Iyabo
Anisulowo, Kola Popoola, says the abductors of her
sister have yet to contact the family members or
demand ransom.
Anisulowo, a former Minister of State for
Education, was kidnapped on Wednesday while
returning from her farm at Sawonjo, Igbogila, in the
Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State.
She was said to have been kidnapped alongside her
driver, Wasiu Afonja; security aide, Damola
Akinwande; and an unidentified cleaner at about
6.30pm.
Afonja, Akinwande and the cleaner were later freed.
Popoola told our correspondent on the telephone
on Thursday at 3.30pm, that Anisulowo had yet to
be released, adding that the abductors had not
contacted the family members for ransom.
He said, “The kidnappers have yet to contact family
members 24 hours after she was kidnapped. I am on
my way to the Aiyetoro Police Station to know the
progress the police have made so far.”
The state Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, led some
members of the state executive council to
Anisulowo’s farm at Sawonjo on Thursday, where
he declared that the state was safe and would not
be a haven for kidnappers.
Amosun said, “Ogun State is safe and secured
notwithstanding what has happened. I can assure
you that everybody is involved in the rescue
operation – the army, police, SSS, farmers, hunters
– everybody has been involved since it happened.
“We will rescue her alive and bring her back safely.
In a matter of hours, we will have cause to thank
God over this incident.
“We are ready for the abductors and they will
regret what they have done. Ogun State will never
be a comfort zone for criminals.”
The victim’s husband, Aderemi, expressed
satisfaction at “the timely response” of the state
government over the incident.
Senator Anisulowo’s driver, Afonja, said the
kidnappers waylaid them about a kilometre from
the farm.
He said, “They ordered the three of us who were
with Mama Anisulowo to lie down. They collected
our phones and beat us with cutlasses.
“The men spoke both English and Yoruba
languages. Mama kept asking them what they
wanted but they didn’t answer.
The governorship candidates of Peoples Democratic
Party and the Unity Party of Nigeria in Ogun State
in the 2015 elections, Gboyega Isiaka and Prince
Rotimi Paseda, also condemned Anisulowo’s
abduction
The Punch
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