In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, Aliyu appeared dishevelled as he narrated his ordeal. A Kwara State resident, identified as Aliyu, has regained his freedom after spending 10 days in the custody of kidnappers and paying a ransom of ₦10.5million.
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Aliyu, who was abducted in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, on August 24, 2025, alongside his brother’s wife.
In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, Aliyu appeared dishevelled as he narrated his ordeal.
According to him, the kidnappers took them into a forest where they were chained.
He said after they spent 10 days, his brother’s wife, who was not tied down, managed to escape. However, he later received information that she returned home safely.
Aliyu said the kidnappers collected ₦10.5 million before releasing him last night.
He added that many people are still being held in the forest because they have not yet paid their ransom.
He disclosed that he saw at least 13 other captives in different locations within the forest.
According to him, there was a place where eight people were kept, another with two, and another with three, apart from others whose whereabouts he did not know.
He explained that after his release, he wandered until a local man in Okuntan saw him struggling and offered him shelter for the night.
The man later brought him to Egbe, where residents questioned him, and he narrated his ordeal.
Aliyu said the kidnappers seized his phone but returned his SIM card, inserting it into a small handset before letting him go.
Meanwhile, residents of Egbe saw him looking dirty and stranded.
He was questioned, and he narrated how he was kidnapped and later regained freedom after paying a ransom.
“I was kidnapped on August 24, 2025, along with my brother’s wife. They took us into the forest and chained us to motorcycles.
“After we spent 10 days, my brother’s wife, who was not tied down, managed to escape. I later received information that she returned home safely.
“The kidnappers collected ₦10.5 million before they released me last night. Many people are still inside the forest where we were held. They have not yet paid their ransom.”
When asked how many people were still in captivity, he said: “There is a place where they kept eight people, another with two, and another with three people, which I saw myself — apart from those whose whereabouts I do not know. We were not tied together in one location but in different places.”
On how he got to Egbe, he explained:
“A man saw me walking and struggling. I greeted him and asked about my location. He told me it was Okuntan. I told him I didn’t know the place and explained my situation to him. He accommodated me last night, and I slept in his house until this morning. He was the one who brought me to Egbe today.”
When asked if he was blindfolded, he replied: “They took me on a motorcycle, but I was not blindfolded.”
On where he was heading, he said: “I am going to Omu-Aran in Kwara State.”
Egbe is a town in Kogi State that shares a boundary with Kwara State, particularly Kwara South, where kidnapping has become a daily occurrence.
Earlier, SaharaReporters reported that hundreds of residents of Egbe in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State on Thursday staged a mass protest against worsening insecurity in their community.
The demonstrators, including both young and old, blocked a major road in the town and burnt tires to draw attention to their plight.
Videos obtained by SaharaReporters show a military vehicle trailing the protesters as they marched with placards bearing various inscriptions.
Some of the placards read: “End insecurity, Federal Government, please protect our lives,” “Enough is enough,” “Stop selling bread to kidnappers,” and “Stop renting your house to informants to kidnappers.”
The protest comes a day after gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in the area, killing three officers and carting away their rifles.
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Community members also accused some residents of aiding criminal elements by providing shelter or supplies to kidnappers and their informants, urging locals to desist from such acts.