The man, Mathin, said the farm workers, who are predominantly Togolese, were leaving Nigeria for Togo because police were arresting them.
He said: “We cannot come out to work. Some of our colleagues have even run back to Togo for fear of being arrested by policemen who are hunting for the kidnappers. We only came to Nigeria to work, so that we can feed our family members. We are not safe anymore.”
On Friday morning, gunmen invaded a farm settlement at Epe and abducted Mrs. Oluwatoyosi Aboderin, her sister’s sixmonth- old baby, another female farmer, Mrs. Ogechi Maku, and a farm worker identified as Baba Togo. On Tuesday, the kidnappers asked for N70 million to release the two farm owners, Baba Togo and the six-month-old baby.
The abductors demanded N50 million to free Aboderin, her sister’s six-month-old baby and Maku, while they asked for N20 million for Baba Togo’s freedom. One of the managers of the farms, who refused to disclose his name, said abduction of the victims and the baby was a bitter experience. He said: “We have not experienced such incident in this settlement before.
The kidnappers came through the river. We are surrounded by water. Marine police should be deployed to coastal communities for protection. We are not safe anymore. “In order to secure farm workers, we have contracted local vigilantes for protection.”
A resident in the community said: “Some of the workers in the farm settlement used to come to our community to buy foodstuff and some other needs. Since the incident, they have stayed away. Everyone is afraid.”https://newtelegraphonline.com/epe-farm-workers-return-togo/
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