Student freed after N2m ransom payment in Edo
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 20/02/2026
A secondary school student, Tope Oriloye, who was abducted on February 8 in Makeke Community, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, has been released after a ransom of N2 million was paid.The National Coordinator of the Movement for the Advancement of Akoko Edo People, Bode Ekundayo, disclosed this in a message to PUNCH Online on Thursday.Oriloye was reportedly kidnapped by gunmen alongside Samuel Ilesanmi at a community health centre. Ilesanmi had taken his son to the facility with his wife when he was abducted.Ekundayo said the community was grateful for Oriloye’s safe return but (…)
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