Senator Ayo Arise
Kidnappers who abducted a former Senator representing Ekiti North
Senatorial District, Ekiti State, Ayo Arise on Sunday have demanded for
the sum of N80 million as ransom, according to information released by a
family friend.
He was kidnapped along with his driver on the Okene-Abuja Highway
while travelling back to Abuja from his country house in Oye-Ekiti. He
was said to be travelling in his Mercedez Jeep as of the time of the
kidnap.
According to Punch, the All Progressives Congress’ chief was said
to have attended a ceremony at Ikere Ekiti on Saturday, where a
chieftaincy title was conferred on a retired Assistant Inspector-General
of Police, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin.
The source said, “He visited Ekiti State on Saturday before returning to Abuja.
“It was when we wanted to establish contact with him and we
could not that we started to worry. The last time I called him was
around 6pm, so the kidnap must have taken place around 7pm.
“The kidnappers have contacted us and demanded N80m as ransom. We are worried about him.
“The family is working hard to secure his release. We have contacted all the security agencies, including the police.”
The Police Public Relations Officer for the Ekiti State Police
Command, Alberto Adeyemi, said he could not speak on the matter since
the reported kidnap took place in another state.
The Kogi State police spokesman, William Aya, however, said the command did not record any case of kidnapping.
He said, “We did not record any case of abduction in Kogi.
Somebody called me and said he (Arise) was abducted on his way from
Ekiti State. Kogi State shares boundaries with Edo and Ondo states. At
times, people would call us that there is abduction in Kogi, but when we
investigate, we will discover it is Edo.”
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