By Adeboye Ado

A businessman, Tope Faji, his wife, and their youngest daughter have been abducted in Owo, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The incident occurred on Friday evening in front of their residence along Ipele Road, Owo.

A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, revealed that the kidnappers initially demanded a ransom of N30 million but later slashed it to N20 million.

“We were together on Friday because we were fasting. That day, we were all at his wife’s shop, playing, before we eventually parted ways.

“Later, I received a call from one of his sons, informing me that his father, mother, and sister had been kidnapped. We quickly got into a vehicle and rushed to Tope’s house.

“The boy who called me was the one who had stepped out of the car to open the gate. He said that while he was opening it, the kidnappers attacked, and he managed to escape.

“When the kidnappers called, they initially demanded N30 million, but they later reduced it to N20 million,” the source recounted.

As of the time of filing this report, the abducted persons are still in the kidnappers’ den.

When contacted, the spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command, Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, said, “I can’t confirm because I’m not sure I heard anything like that.”

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