Abductors of a former Minister, Iyabo Anisulowo,
have demanded the payment of N200 million as
ransom for her release, sources informed of the
investigation have told PREMIUM TIMES.
The former minister was kidnapped on Wednesday
along Sawonjo/Iganokoto road in Yewa area of her
home state of Ogun.
Her abductors contacted the family by phone on
Friday night demanding the payment.
They made the phone call using the former
minister’s mobile phone number, our sources said.
The family were negotiating with the unnamed
callers at the time of this report.
The police in Ogun said they were conducting
forensic investigation into the kidnap following the
recovery of the victim’s car and other belongings.
Mrs. Anisulowo was taken away by her abductors in
her SUV.
Meanwhile, the Ogun State commissioner of police,
Abdulmajid Ali, and some other senior officers of
the command have relocated to Ilaro, Ogun State,
for the rescue operation.
The spokesperson for the command, Muyiwa
Adejobi, assured that the victim would be rescued
alive.
“The command wishes to inform the general public
that the police have some clues as the Toyota SUV of
the victim, with Reg No Lagos LSD 115 AM, and
some items have been recovered, and this will
definitely catalyse the forensic investigation into the
matter and immediate rescue of the victim,” Mr.
Adejobi said in a statement on Friday.
He added that the commissioner of police, deputy
commissioner of police in Department of Criminal
Investigation and Intelligence, assistant
commissioner of police in Operations, officers in
charge of Special Anti-Robbery and the Kidnapping
Squads, officers and men of the State Intelligence
Bureau and Police Mobile Force, ICT Experts, have
been on their toes and working assiduously to make
sure the victim is rescued unhurt and the
perpetrators are apprehended.
“The Command detectives are also presently
working with other security agencies and special
teams from the office of the Inspector General of
Police, Force Headquarters, Abuja to recue Senator
Iyabo Anisulowo without delay,” the statement
emphasised.
“In addition, in the spirit of adequate supervision,
the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge
of Zone 2 Command, AIG Bala Hassan, visited the
scene of crime on Thursday and met with the
officers and men detailed for the operations on the
adopted strategies.”
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