‘We’ve already said our last prayers’ – Rescued Ogun kidnap victims narrate ordeals

For Temiloluwa Faith, an IT officer in Edo State heading home to her parents to enjoy an annual leave, Thursday, June 25, was supposed to be the start of a well-deserved rest. 
Instead, a free ride from her company’s senior manager turned into a living hell along the Ogbere axis of the Sagamu-Benin Expressway. 
Within minutes, she went from anticipating the comfort of home to spitting out her own teeth, staring into the masked faces of five heavily armed kidnappers.
“It was around 4pm and then we just heard a gunshot,” Temiloluwa recalled, with her voice still trembling from the trauma. 
“There was a vehicle in front of us and one behind us. The three vehicles collided at the same...