Kidnapped Ekiti driver regains freedom, visits park

The driver of a commercial vehicle who was kidnapped last week Tuesday by gunmen has regained freedom.

Felix Akinde, who was abducted along Akure/ Ikere Ekiti road regained freedom on Saturday evening. Akinde was waylaid by his abductors at a bad portion of a road close to the NYSC farm in Iju/Ita-Ogbolu, Ondo State

The victim was driving alone from Ado-Ekiti in his Toyota Privia Space bus. The abductors contacted Akinde’s family on Thursday via telephone demanding N5 million for his release.

Multiple sources close to the victim claimed an undisclosed ransom was paid to his captors before he was released. The victim who came to Ado motor park in Akure, yesterday morning was seen narrating his ordeal to his colleagues. He was terribly injured with severe cuts on his head.

The motor park erupted into jubilation galore with many of his colleagues making several inquiries from him on the incident

It was gathered that Akinde was terribly injured with severe cuts on his head.