Nanny kidnap kids: Abductors threatened to kill our kids if we ask for ransom reduction

Adebisi with her four kids

The broken hearted couple whose three kids were kidnapped by their new nanny at Lawanson, Surulere, Lagos State, 24 hours after she was employed, yesterday said that the lady had threatened to snuff out of the lives of their kids.

The kidnappers, believed to be a syndicate, contacted the couple a day after the couple, demanding for N15million ransom. After much pleading from the distraught parents, the kidnappers had reluctantly accepted to collect N13.

Although the parents of the kids have been running from pillar to post, attempting to reach out to friends, colleague and relatives to raise the money, it had however not been easy for them.

Desperate, they once again begged the kidnappers to have pity and further reduced the ransom. They however got nasty, threatening to snuff out the lives of the three kids.

The kidnappers said that Mr. Leke Orekoya and his wife, Adebisi were not showing seriously in getting the money and retrieving their kids.

 The couple, who are now physically and emotionally drained, are further saddened because the kidnappers have refused them hearing the comforting and soothing voices of their kids on the phone.

Leke said: “The situation has not really changed because we’ve not seen our children. As at now, the kidnappers have stopped us from speaking on phone with our children. They are threatening to deal with our kids and family if we continue to beg or further begged them to beat down the ransom.”

 It will be recalled that the Orekoyas’ three children, Aremola, 11 months old, Adedamola 4, and Damola 6, were  last Wednesday abducted to an unknown destination by the  newly employed house help, Akinloye.

Akinloye was said to have seen the family’s request for a house help from an online advertising portal, OLX and called the children’s mother Mrs. Adebisi.

She was employed to start work on Tuesday and on Wednesday, she abducted the children and disappeared while the parents were not at home.

Akinloye was said to have pretended she was taking the kids out to buy some items. She never came back until she called, demanding N15m ransom.

According to the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) DSP Kenneth Nwosu, the police were working hard in their investigations and trying all avenues to ensure the kids were reunited with their parents.

He however added that investigations are not disclosed on the pages of newspapers.