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A man identified as Seun Oluwasegun has been made to go through a most tortous ordeal in the hands of kidnappers.
Oluwasegun who was recently rescued from kidnappers in Rivers State
has been speaking about the nightmare he encountered in captivity.
According to Daily Post, the young man, who spoke in an interview
in Port Harcourt, recounted that he was invited from Lagos for a job at
Igwurita in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.
He said his abductors claimed they had a building that needed his
services, which involves interior ceiling finishing, only for him to end
up in the hands of kidnappers.
The victim said he realized he had been deceived after a man led
him to a location at Igwurita where he was seized by eight youth in
arms.
The man from Lagos said he was held in the den of the kidnappers
for close to a week, during which he was tortured by his abductors.
Segun narrated that, “I was called from Lagos to come and fix
POP for a new hotel in Port Harcourt. After we agreed on the price, I
decided to go to Port Harcourt. The man that called me even said I
should enter flight, but I said I don’t have money. So I entered bus
from Lagos and stopped at Igwurita where the man told me to stop.
“When I got to Igwurita junction, one Okada man called me and
said the man I have been speaking to said he should bring me to the
hotel. So I called the man and he confirmed that he sent the Okada man
to carry me.
“All these were happening around 9pm because I got to Port
Harcourt late. So we got to one thick bush when I just saw 8 guys
holding machete and other things. They just asked if I am the person
from Lagos to work in Port Harcourt, I said yes, they just jacked me up,
took all my personal effects and then tied my hand and my face. I
started begging them.
“They now asked me to call my people and tell them about my
situation. So I called my brother. They started negotiating with my
brother and threatened that they will kill me if they don’t receive the
money in two days.
“In the end, I don’t know how my brother did it, I just noticed
that some policemen came to rescue me. We did not pay any money to
them. We later realized that the police caught one of them who now
revealed my location to them. They also arrested some of the boys.
“I just want to say the Police in Rivers state are doing a good
job. I was surprised in the way they came and rescued me. I just want
to thank God and warn people to be careful with people they don’t know
or what they are not sure of.”
He said it took the intervention of the police for him to be rescued without paying any ransom.
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