Ogun poultry farmer abducted, kidnappers demand N500m ransom

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta
A 33-year-old poultry farmer, Mr Oreoluwa Osonuga, has been abducted by gunmen at the Ikenne Farm Settlement in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Osonuga was reportedly kidnapped at about 12:05 p.m. on Sunday when the assailants allegedly intercepted his vehicle, shot at it and forced him into the bush.
The incident has heightened anxiety among farmers and residents of the settlement, coming barely four months after another farmer was abducted from the area.
The latest abduction was disclosed in a statement issued by the Chairman of the Farm Settlement, Seye Kehinde, on Monday.
According to the statement, security personnel were immediately...