Akinbami was abducted on January 10 by gunmen at one of his
filling stations in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.
He was released a week later in Kogi state after paying an
undisclosed sum as ransom.
Narrating his experience in an interview with The PUNCH,
Akinbami said his abductors, who claimed to be unemployed graduates, had a good
command of the Yoruba and the English Language.
According to him, if they were not Yoruba, “they had been in
Yoruba land for long”.
“They spoke good Yoruba and good English. I want to believe
that if they are not Yoruba, they had been in Yorubaland for long. They spoke
good Yoruba. They spoke good English as well. They claimed to be jobless
graduates,” Akinbami said.
Gani Adams, Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, had alleged that
Yoruba elements constitute about 30 percent of security threats in the
south-west.
Akinbami called on the government to find a quick and
lasting solution to kidnapping which he said has become a trend.
“I am appealing to government; the economy is not helping
matters; those in authority should try and see how they can help the unemployed
graduates through employment creation. Let the youths have something doing,” he
said.
“The truth is that without jobs, it will be easy to recruit
them into kidnapping, and nobody will be safe. I appeal to the state government
and the Federal Government to please find a solution because my case will not
be the last. Kidnapping has now become a
trend. It is my prayer that we quickly find a solution to it.”
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