The Odunwo of Ondo, Ondo State, Chief Olabanji Akingbule, 75, has narrated how he disarmed and captured four kidnappers who attempted to abduct him.
Speaking in an interview with the Daily Sun, the septuagenarian said: “I was inside my house on the fateful day, dressing up to go out when my wife informed me that some policemen had arrested my son. When I peeped through the veranda and saw the people, I told my wife that they might not be policemen, but kidnappers.
“They were four in number. Two of them were inside a Golf car parked in front of my house, while the rest came upstairs to meet me. They introduced themselves as kidnappers. The two that came upstairs held a gun each.
According to him, one of them made an attempt at dragging him downstairs, while the other one was with his wife who was shouting on top of her voice.
Luckily, her noise attracted people in the neighborhood, who rushed to the scene to help apprehend the criminals.
Narrating further, “Before, others came, they made spirited effort to carry me, but by the special grace of God, I insisted that I was not going to follow them. “In the process, the one close to me brought a white substance that was kept inside a bottle and asked me to inhale it. When I refused, he wanted to pour it on my head. “I summoned courage and used my right hand to block it. As a result, both the bottle and the gun fell off his hands downstairs. When they noted the presence of people, the two men ran out of the house to join their colleagues.
”When I saw that he took another direction where he would not be in position to find the gun and the white substance, I moved to the place and picked up the two items.”
Chief Akingbule then called the Divisional Police Officer,DPO, in charge of Funbi-Fagun division, Mrs. Joyce Maiyaki-Matthew, who responded immediately.
“I thank God for saving my life, and my late mother, Madam Esther Ogunhinmola Akingbule, who trained me on how to be courageous. If I was not courageous enough, I might not be able to disarm the kidnappers who came with gun and very giant in height,” he said.
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