Gunmen abduct corps member on Benin-Ore expressway, demand N20m ransom

Abdullateef Fowewe

A Corps member serving in Oyo State, identified as Rofiat Lawal, was allegedly abducted by unidentified gunmen along the Benin-Ore Expressway last Tuesday.

According to a Facebook post by the victim’s bosom ally, Agbakwara, Rofiat was returning from Benin to report to her place of primary assignment (PPA) in Ogbomoso when she was abducted.

Agbakwara noted that the kidnappers are asking for a N20 million ransom.

The post partly reads, “My close friend Lawal Rofiat Kofoworola Lawal Rofiat Ewatomi was kidnapped on her way from Benin to Ibadan to resume at her PPA in Ogbomosho. She managed to call yesterday and told me she was inside an Ore-bound bus when she was taken.

“This is someone who has struggled all her life, supporting herself through university by working at Dufil Company in Benin. Now, kidnappers are demanding ₦20 million, and we don’t know what to do. Her parents are less privileged and can’t afford this.

“I have reported to the NYSC Secretariat in Ibadan and dropped her call-up number, but there has been no response. We are exhausted and desperate for help!

“Please, Nigerians, I need your support. If there is any way you can assist by spreading this message, reaching the authorities, or any help at all, please do. She has been my close friend since my 100 level, and I haven’t been myself since this happened.”