A 17-year-old kidnapped victim, Akinlaja Ireoluwa Oluwatomiwa, has escaped from his abductors’ den.
New Telegraph learnt that, the teenager was abudcted last week while on his way to the 70th Annual Convention of the Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG).
Akinlaja, it was gathered was on his way to join his parents at the convention, which held at the church’s headquarters located in Redemption Camp along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, when he was kidnapped.
Akinlaja, however escaped from the kidnapper’s hideout before security operatives got to their den, in Ikorodu, Lagos.
The Chief Press Secretary to Ogun state governor, Kunle Somorin confirmed the development in a statement to journalists Monday.
“The victim, Akinlaja Ireoluwa Oluwatomiwa is a 100-level Mass Communications student of the Redeemers University, Edi in Osun State. He was on his way to join his parents when he was kidnapped.
“Our security people had trailed the kidnappers to Ikorodu, where the victim was being held hostage.
“We are happy that the victim escaped unhurt. He has since been reunited with his parents,” the statement said.
According to the statement, the security men were still on the trail of the kidnappers, adding that no effort would be spared to rid the state of undesirable elements.
It quoted Governor Dapo Abiodun to have vowed that “there will be no hiding place for criminals in the state.
“Ogun State has zero tolerance for terrorists, bandits, kidnappers or ritual murderers and other criminals by whatever name they are called,” Abiodun said, insisting that in Ogun State, “our security system has been fortified to repel them; we will smoke them out and visit the full wrath of the law on them.”
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