Traditional head (Odionwere) of Iyohin community, in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, Pa Samson Izevbuwa, has been abducted by armed men suspected to be kidnappers.
According to eyewitnesses’ accounts, the incident, which took place on Tuesday night, threw the area into shock as the gunmen were said to have robbed some inhabitants of the isolated community of their valuables, including a motorcycle.
It was afterwards the armed men proceeded to Odionwere’s house to whisk him away into the nearby bush. This is coming barely one week after Wilson Igbinovia, son of the Enogie (Duke) of Ogan dukedom, His Royal Highness (HRH) George Igbinovia, was kidnapped from his house in the nearby Ogan community.
Igbinovia was subsequently freed by his abductors after they collected N3 million as ransom payment.
“They (armed men) first attacked some people in the Iyohin community; even stole one motorcycle, before they went to the palace (Odionwere’s house).
“So, they saw Baba (Pa Samson Izevbuwa), and just carried him away. Baba is an old man, more than 90 years old, just carried him away into the bush since yesterday (Tuesday)”, a family member who do not want his name mentioned, told The Nigerian Observer
However, policemen from the Abudu Police Divisional headquarters were on ground at Iyohin on Wednesday afternoon to meet with the family of the kidnapped community head.
The kidnappers were said to be requesting the sum of N20 million from the family for his release from their custody, which is yet to be confirmed.
“We’ve reached out to baba because they took him away with his own phone; and they’re asking for N20 million. Where is the money? We will still call them (kidnappers) to keep begging them to free him”, the family member further said
