OPC leader abducted in Kwara ransom trap
A factional leader of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) in Kwara State, Chief Bayo Fabiyi, alongside two members of the group, have been abducted by suspected bandits while attempting to deliver a ransom.
The incident occurred last Sunday at Oko Irese town in the Irepodun Local Government Area of the state. Chief Fabiyi had reportedly led his team into a thick forest to deliver ₦30 million in cash, five motorcycles, and three bags of rice demanded by the terrorists.
According to an aide of the OPC leader who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the operation was tragic from the start.
“Unknown to the OPC chieftain and his team, the abducted victim they wanted to deliver the ransom for had already been killed by the terrorists,” the source revealed. “They took the items to a faraway hill inside the thick forests in Oko-Irese, which leads towards Kogi State, where they were suddenly ambushed and abducted at gunpoint.”
Spiritual warnings ignored
NigerianSketch gathered that prior to the journey, Chief Fabiyi had sought spiritual guidance from a female OPC member in Ilorin, who explicitly warned him against embarking on the trip.
“I was surprised that our boss still went on that trip. We didn’t even know he had gone until this abduction incident happened,” another internal source stated.
When contacted, the Kwara State Police Commissioner, Mr. Ojo Adekimi, stated that the command was not officially briefed on the incident.
“Nobody informed the police of any kidnap incident involving any OPC member, so we weren’t aware that anyone went to deliver ransom items to terrorists,” Adekimi said.
