Desperate Kwara man puts house for sale to pay children’s ransom

A man, Mr Aliyu Lukman, living in Aseyori community, in the Alagbado area of Kwara State has started selling his belongings to raise the N8m demanded by gunmen who kidnapped his two children, Abdulkadir Lukman and Muhideen Lukman.

The latest is his house, begging prospective buyer to act quickly.

SaharaReporters had reported widespread panic in Kwara as a result of daily kidnappings in the state.

Some residents of Alagbado, Ogidi, Okolowo, and others on the outskirts of Ilorin, the state capital, had reportedly fled their houses as a result of daily kidnappings.

One of the victims is Mr Lukman, whose house was invaded by six gunmen who took away his children last Wednesday.

The kidnappers at first demanded a ransom of N20m but after a series of negotiations, they told Lukman to bring N8m or lose the two children.

SaharaReporters gathered that Lukman had sold his car for N1.5m and also indicated an interest in selling his house to raise the ransom demanded by the kidnappers.

“Lukman has sold his car for N1.5 and was able to raise an additional N500,000 from his family and friends to make it N2m.

“Since the kidnappers insisted on N8m or they would kill his children, he has no other choice than to sell his house. Our lives are under threat because we do not know who is who and who is their next target,” Alhaji Mustapha, a resident of the community said.