Bandits Now Request Virgins, Drugs During Ransom Negotiations In South-West — Afenifere Raises Alarm
Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has raised the alarm over worsening insecurity in the South-West, revealing that some terrorists and kidnappers now demand unusual items such as "drugs and virgins" during ransom negotiations.
In a statement issued on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, the group condemned the growing wave of attacks and kidnappings across several communities in the region and urged
governments and security agencies to intensify efforts to curb the menace.Ajayi said residents of the South-West were increasingly alarmed by the frequency of violent attacks, noting that terrorists had invaded communities, attacked travellers and farmers, and targeted homes and places of worship in recent months.
He cited incidents in states such as Ondo, Oyo, Ekiti and Kwara, where gunmen allegedly attacked communities, killed residents and abducted victims for ransom.
According to him, the cruelty of the attackers was evident in the nature of their ransom demands.
Ajayi said in some cases kidnappers demanded ₦1.5million, Indian hemp, cocaine, a synthetic drug known as ICE, and cartons of canned beer before releasing victims.
He added that in another instance, abductors demanded virgins in exchange for the release of four men they had kidnapped.
The Afenifere spokesman lamented that homes, once considered safe havens, were no longer secure, recounting an incident in Akure, Ondo State, where a man was shot while trying to prevent his wife from being abducted in front of their residence.
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