The Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture, Olabode Folorunso, has been freed by his abductors after eight days of captivity.
Commissioner for Information and Values Orientation, Aare Muyiwa Olumilua disclosed this in a statement.
He added that Folorunso was in good health and has been reunited with his family.
Recall that the Folorunso was abducted by his assailants penultimate Sunday at 7:30 on the Iludun-Isan-Ekiti road.
The gunmen also shot dead a councillor of Ilejemeje local government area of the state who was with him at the time of his abduction.
“Government is grateful for the concern shown by members of the public during his period of incarceration,” Olumilua said.
“Similarly, government appreciates the effort of the security agencies in securing his release as well as ensuring security of lives and properties on our roads.
“Government also expresses sympathy to the family of the late Councillor, Mr Olatunji Omotosho, who was killed by the gunmen during the abduction on April 26, 2020,” the statement read in part.
Olumilua did not however disclose if Governor Kayode Fayemi’s administration parted with the N15 million the abductors demanded as ransom.
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