The devastated couple at the Lawanson, Surulere, Lagos State, whose three boys were abducted by a housemaid who had barely spent 24 hours under their roof, yesterday revealed that the kidnappers had made contact, demanding N15 million ransom.
The couple, Mr. Leke Orekoya and
Mrs. Adebisi Orekoya who spoke with New Telegraph in their home amidst tears,
said they would give anything to see their beloved kids again.
The couple’s home was crowded as
concerned friends and family continued to call to show support.
Speaking, Leke said: “They spoke
with me this morning. I also spoke with my children. The kidnappers said that
if I know I ever wanted to see my kids again, I should get them N15 million. The
discussion started this morning and we’ve not made any promise.”
The Orekoyas three children, Aremola,
11-month-old, Adedamola 4 and Damola 6, were
on Wednesday abducted by their newly employed house help Mary Akinloye.
Leke said that the kidnappers assured him through a
phone call that his children were fine. The kidnappers told him that all they
wanted and expected from him was his cooperation.
Leke added: “Earlier before now, a
lot of calls have come in from people who say they saw the children at PalmGroove,
others said Allen Avenue, while another person told me on phone that they were
spotted at Oremilelu Street, off
Ogunlana Drive. I contacted the Itire Police Station. The Divisional Officer(DPO)
gave me about 12 armed police officers. Around 21:30 am, we surrounded the
house and conducted thorough searching, but they were not there.”
Orekoya, who wondered how a day old
employee would understand their system with full confidence of abducting his
children next day, said he his last hope now rests on God.
“I know God will intervene because
my kids are innocents,” said Leke.
Leke said that relatives of
Akinloye who claimed to be her brother and sister had switched off their
phones since the abduction took place.
He recalled: "We spoke with two
people whom she introduced to us as her brother and sister. They confirmed that
they were her relatives. They gave us a vague description of where they lived
in Ikorodu. We agreed to do proper documentation this week and finalise her
stay, but to our greatest shock she was collaborating with them because all
their phones have been switched off since she abducted the kids.”
The
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO), DSP Kenneth Nwosu said: “We
have begun proper investigation on the where about of those kids. We are not
sparing any efforts either. We those kids returned to their parents as quickly
as possible alive. We cannot discuss further on pages of newspapers.”
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