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Rofiat Lawal<\/p>\n

By Amah<\/p>\n

Kindly share:<\/p>\n

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A National Youth Service Corp member, Rofiat Lawal, who was kidnapped along the Benin-Ore Expressway on Tuesday has regained freedom after her family paid a ransom of N1.1m.<\/p>\n

PUNCH Online reports that Lawal was kidnapped while en route to Ibadan, Oyo State from Benin, Edo State to resume at her place of primary assignment.<\/p>\n

The abductors were said to have demanded an N20m ransom which her family appealed that they could not afford.<\/p>\n

Following back-and-forth negotiations, the kidnappers reportedly reduced the N20m ransom to N5m.<\/p>\n

Giving an update on the incident, Lawal\u2019s friend identified as Agbakwara, who was privy to the incident, disclosed on Saturday that Aminat has regained her freedom.<\/p>\n

Sharing a video of the victim in a Facebook post, Agbakwara wrote, \u201cIn the early hours of Friday, the kidnappers pressured us, warning that if we failed to meet their demands, we should not expect her return.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn desperation, I reached out to everyone I could, her colleagues in school, the Muslim association, her friends from her hometown, my fans, and her family.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough the collective efforts and generosity of so many, we were able to raise N1.1 million, which was sent at 4:20 pm on Friday to an account provided by the kidnappers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe recipient, Isaac Ayo, claimed that his sister had also been kidnapped and assured us he would deliver the ransom alongside his own.\u201d<\/p>\n

He stated that Lawal was finally reunited with her family on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor hours, we anxiously waited. Finally, at around 10 pm, we received the long-awaited call: they had been released and taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis morning, we got another call confirming that Rofiat was on her way home, and the others had also safely returned to their families.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who contributed, shared the news, and tagged the necessary authorities. Your support made this possible,\u201d he concluded. Punch<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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