By Tola Gbadamosi

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The Intelligent Unit of the Ondo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun Corps, have rescued two people from kidnappers’ den in Ago-Paanu area, along Oba-Akoko-Owo Road in the state.
The driver of the vehicle identified as Mr Shina Ogunniyi,38, and his worker, Lawal Oseni, 20, were rescued by the Corps following a tip-off from the kidnappers’ den, while effort was on to rescue the third victim, a butcher.
The Hope Metro gathered that the victims were abducted on their way to deliver cows to a buyer in Owo.
Ogunniyi and Oseni, it was learnt, always transport cattle from Ido-Ani Cattle market to their various buyers.
On the fateful day, the driver and his worker, on their way to deliver cows to the owner reportedly picked the butcher on the road, but they were abducted by the kidnappers in Akoko.
Reports had it that the kidnappers, having captured them, collected their phones and belongings and made them trek a long journey into the forest.
Confirming their rescue, the state Amotekun Corps Commander, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, said his men recorded another feat by rescuing two men from kidnapers’ den in Akoko forest.
“We got a distress call that occupants of a Golf Station Wagon had been kidnapped at about 9pm between Oba- Akoko and Owo road yesterday.
“Immediately, our men were dispatched to the area and they commenced combing of the forest in the axis of the location described.
“We were in the forest till the early hours of today and we’re able to rescue two of the victims, while our men are still searching for the third victim.
“The driver is one Mr Shina Ogunniyi and the second occupant is Oseni Lawal. Our men are on the trail of the third occupant of the vehicle.
Narrating his experience, the driver, Ogunniyi said, “I was called by Shakiru, a butcher whom we work together whenever anyone buys cow. What we do is to carry the cow to the location for the buyer.
“I was with one of my workers, Oseni Lawal in the vehicle. Shakiru told me that we would pick up the owner of the cow on our way along Owo road.
“After carrying the man, he explained that there is another person ahead we need to carry who understands cows very well, adding that we will wait a while on our way to pick the real owner of the cow.
“He directed us to an old road which was not too far from the main road. It was already dark, when we finally arrived the place. I alighted from the vehicle, after a while, I saw two touch lights pointing to me from the front and another two flash lights from my back and before I knew what was happening, they were all on my worker, the butcher and I.
“They tied our hands and legs and asked us to start moving into the forest. We got to a location where we sat. After some time, they became apprehensive.
“The moment they saw a ray of light from afar, they quickly took the butcher and fled, while they left myself and my worker behind at the spot.
“After some time, our rescuers walked to us and that was when we realized that they are men from the Amotekun Corps.
“After we gave them the full account of what transpired, some of them immediately took us to their vehicle, while others went after the men to rescue the third person and we were brought to the headquarter of Amotekun Corps.
“We thank the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, for the establishment of this Corps which proved to be our saviour. We were hopeless until these great and fearless Corps appeared and saved us from our abductors.
“I pray may God direct their paths towards rescuing the third man from the kidnappers den,” he said.