The abductors have released Olu-Ora's wife in Ibadan after the ransom was paid.

 

 Abductors have freed Mrs. Omotolani Agnes Ogungbesan, kidnapped along Epe - Ijebu-Ode expressway, inwards Epe, Eredo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, South-West, Nigeria on Sunday, night after the payment of an undisclosed huge sum of money, in ransom.

 The unidentified gunmen had waylaid the abductee, on Sunday, 21st July, 2024 and ferried her to their den, before making a demand of ransom, for her release with a strict warning to the family, not to involve security operatives.

 The victim's husband, High Chief Peter Oriyomi Ogungbesan, Olu-Ora of Ora Kingdom, disclosed the latest development in an exclusive interview with our correspondent, Tuesday, that: ,"his wife was set free on Sunday, night at Ibadan, Oyo State; Iwo road, precisely, under the bridge around 8:30 p.m and has been reunited with her family."

 After payment of a huge amount of money, which was contributed by families and other sources after my wife, has spent 15 days in the kidnappers den, during which time, "the house was like empty, with her absence."

 Adding on the husband, said: "first, I give glory to Almighty God. We thank God, for his mercy for keeping us for the 15 days and keeping her too. Though, a lot of things happened, but we give God, all the glory. We thank the Lagos State Government."

 "The Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs; Baale - in - Councils; all my family and her family too, most especially, my community, for all there prayers, the Apostolic Faith Church in general. We thank all of them for their prayers."

 "They supported morally and financially, most especially my, Baale - in - Council (Olu-Ora Baale - in - Council), they have done a wonderful thing, they are with me, they really gave all the support I needed. I give glory to God and I appreciate them all," he said.

 Like an adage that says, "an idle hand, is the devil's workshop," if you listen to our conversation when they are making negotiations, you will know that they are not doing it (kidnapping) because they love it.

 They are doing it because of the situation of the country. But we that fel their victims, "they thought we have money; but we don't have."

 But to me, I have forgiven them (kidnappers) already. I, don't have anything to do with them. My own is that I pray for them that may God, touch their heart and change them for better."

 "Whatever they gain from us, may them use it in a way, that it will increase and help other people too. So, I pray for them for forgiveness; I don't hold any grudge with anybody," High Chief Ogungbesan, asserted.

 It would be recalled that unidentified gunmen abducted Mrs. Ogungbesan, on Sunday, 21st July, 2024 shortly after attending Sunday church service, on her way, back to her Ora Estate, residence.