67-year-old Chief Imam of Uso community, in Akure North council area of Ondo state, Alhaji Ibrahim Bodunde Oyinlade, has regained his freedom.
Nigeriacrime.com gathered that, Alhaji Oyinlade was freed by his abductors after his family members, friends and other individuals paid two million naira ransom.
It will be recalled that Alhaji Oyinlade’s abductors on Sunday demanded the sum of ten million naira ransom before he would be released.
A relative of the victim names withheld, confirmed that the cleric was released by his abductors on Sunday evening around Owo-Akure Highway.
He added that ” individuals in the community and the family members helped to raise the money paid as ransom to secure the Islamic cleric.
Recall that the Islamic cleric was kidnapped at his farm by no fewer than five gunmen last week Saturday.
His abductors trailed him to his farm located at Asolo Farm Camp, Uso community and abducted him at about 3 pm on Saturday.
It was also gathered that the kidnappers later agreed to reduce the ransom from ten million naira to two million naira after much pleading from the family of the cleric.
The abductors had threatened not to release the cleric if the ransom was not completed.
Efforts to reach the public relations officer Ondo State Police Command, Funmi Odunlami, failed as she could not be reached for comment at the time of filling in the report.