A man and his wife who were kidnapped in Osun State, have escaped from their abductors, IGBERETV reports.
The couple were abducted while returning from a church service. They were kidnapped on the Osogbo-Iragbiji road, in the early hours of Saturday, April 15, 2023.
Confirming the development in a statement on Wednesday, April 19, Osun State Amotekun Commander, Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi said the wife was spotted by operatives of the corps, running out of the Kelebe forest area, along Iragbiji-Osogbo Road, at about 9.00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Adewinmbi said the woman was taken to the Amotekun Command where she revealed her name was Margret Jonah, the woman that was kidnapped with her husband on Saturday. He said the woman stated that they lived in Iragbiji and were returning home from Osogbo, where they went for a church vigil, before they ran into the ambush of the kidnappers.
“She said their kidnappers fled when the police were closing in on them, giving her and her husband opportunity to escape, but in different directions,” he said.
Adewinmbi said they called the family of the woman to let them know that she had been rescued. He said that both husband and wife has been handed over to the Police Anti-Kidnapping Unit.
