By Tola Gbadamosi
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A 30-year old farmer, Akinmola Oyekanmi has confessed to the kidnap that led to the death of a victim who was abducted from Mowe area in Ogun state on his way to Ondo State.
According to Oyekanmi, “We saw the victim coming and four of us decided to kidnap him.
“While we were dragging and forcing him to cooperate with us, the gun with one of us mis-fired and hit our victim which killed him immediately.
“Having realized that he was dead and since he had given us a contact number, we went ahead to demand ransom from the family.
“When we saw that the people around us in Okitipupa area were suspicious of what was going on, later, Amotekun operatives came to get us arrested.
“My other gang members ran away and I was apprehended by men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps.
“I have done two successful kidnap operations and this was my third and nobody wanted to kill the victim but the gun accidentally discharged it self and led to his death.
The Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye said Oyekanmi was apprehended by Amotekun operatives in the state, following intelligence report after killing their victim while other members of the gang ran away from the scene.
According to him “the kidnappers abducted the victim and was however, shot dead while negotiations were still ongoing between the family and the members of the syndicate, but failed to reveal to the family that the victim has died.
He said his men around Okitipupa who noticed their movement swooped on them and discovered the corpse of the victim, and apprehended Oyekanmi while others took to their heels.
