Abductors of a peasant farmer in Ikere-Ekiti, headquarters of Ikere -Ekiti local government area have contacted the family, demanding for thirty million naira as ransom for the victim.
The farmer, identified as Mathew Ojo, was abducted by some unknown gunmen on Wednesday afternoon while working on his rice farm located along Ise/Emure road.
Ojo, until his abduction was a notable member of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Ekiti State Chapter.
According to a source closed to the family said the suspected kidnappers had contacted the family and demanded for a woopen sum of N30m.
Similarly, the Chairman of AFAN in Ekiti State Mr Adebola Alagbada said the abductors of the 53-year-old farmer have called at the early hour of Thursday and demanded for N20m as ransom.
He said the rise farmer was working on his farm on Wednesday afternoon when he was whisked away to unknown destination by some some heavily armed gunmen.
The AFAN chair who lamented over what he called incensant kidnapping incident among his members, urged the Ekiti State Government to provide watertight security within the State.
He emphasized that if insecurity is not curtailed, it may discourage many people from farming, which may eventually lead to hunger in the country.
When contacted, the Ekiti State Police Public Relations Officer in the State, Mr. Sunday Abutu said he had not been briefed on the matter and promised to confirm from the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of the area.
But, the Commandant of the Amotekun Corps in Ekiti State, Brigadier Joe Komolafe, said his men and some local hunters are currently in the forest around the area making franctic efforts to rescue the victim.
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