Enyimba, Families Pay N2.5m To Release Ojo, Iluyomade

Sunshine Stars Captain, Abe Sunday, has  disclosed that a sum of N2.5m was paid to the kidnappers  before the duo, Dayo Ojo of Eyimba FC and Benjamin Iluyomade of Abia Comets  were released.
Dayo Ojo and  Benjamin  Iluyomade were abducted last Sunday along the Benin-Owo expressway as they journeyed to Akure following the suspension of the Nigeria Professional Football League amid concerns over the global pandemic, Covid 19, but were later released four days later.
Abe, who played with both players at Sunshine Stars told journalists in Akure that the money was delivered to the kidnappers after serious negotiation.
The Sunshine captain said  the  decision  of  the kidnappers to meet with them and collect the money proved they have  backing of high ranked citizens.
“They called us around after 4pm last Wednesday that we should come with the money, at times they asked me to send them recharge card. We tried to speak with them on the financial state of the country.
“We negotiated from N100m to N20m before they finally agreed on N2.5 million. Those people have back up in the Army and the Police. They never asked us to drop the money inside the bush, they met with us one on one.
“They asked me to bring the money before they released them, so I don’t know where police rescued them because I don’t like ‘fake news’ we reached Akure around 1am last Thursday.
“But the most important thing is that both of them are alive and are back with their families,” he said.