Gunmen Kill Daughter, Release Mother Following N10m Ransom Payment In Ekiti

Gunmen Kill Daughter, Release Mother Following N10m Ransom Payment In Ekiti

A tragic incident occurred along the Emure-Eporo Road in Ekiti State, where kidnappers murdered a young secondary school graduate, Shile Ogunmolasuyi, and released her mother after a N10 million ransom was paid.

Shile, who had recently completed her secondary education, was abducted on Saturday, August 31, alongside her mother, Mrs. Yemi Ogunmolasuyi. The kidnappers also released another woman, Caroline Taiwo, whose husband, Oluwole Taiwo, was killed during the abduction.

Family members confirmed to Punch on Wednesday that the ransom was paid to secure the release of Yemi and Caroline. Unfortunately, Shile’s fate was far worse.

A community leader from Emure, who spoke with one of the released victims, revealed that Shile had been subjected to repeated assaults and was unable to continue walking after 24 hours of forced trekking without food or water. Weak from the torture, she was brutally killed by her captors.

“They were forced to walk non-stop for a full day. Shile, who had been raped multiple times, became too weak to continue, and the kidnappers killed her,” the leader recounted.

The kidnappers initially targeted the group as they traveled near Oyimo River, Emure-Eporo Road, at around 5:30 PM. Taiwo Oluwole, who was driving them to Akure after an event in Emure, was shot dead at the scene.

Sources indicated that the kidnappers initially demanded N30 million but later accepted N10 million, which the families were able to gather. The ransom was delivered on the Owo-Ikare-Benin Road in Owo, Ondo State.

The captives were released at about 1:30 AM on Wednesday in Owo. Family members are now working to locate and recover Shile’s remains.

Confirming the release, Niyi Awopetu, Secretary of the Emure Progressives Association, said, “Two people were released at midnight, but sadly, a young girl among them was killed. The kidnappers collected N10 million as ransom.”