{"id":568,"date":"2022-05-23T05:33:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T05:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/gunmen-abduct-cleric-son-reject-ransom-offer-premium-times\/"},"modified":"2022-05-23T05:33:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T05:33:28","slug":"gunmen-abduct-cleric-son-reject-ransom-offer-premium-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=568","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen abduct cleric, son; reject ransom offer &#8211; Premium Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian Police officers on duty <br \/>Police in Ondo State on Sunday confirmed the abduction of a cleric and his son on Ifon-Okeluse Road in Ose Local Government Area of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtimesng.com\/news\/more-news\/531163-2023-tambuwal-woos-ondo-pdp-delegates-promises-devolution-of-powers-if-elected-president.html\">Ondo State<\/a>.<br \/>Police spokesperson in the state, Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident to journalists and said assailants abducted the duo on Saturday.<br \/>\u201cIt is true that the cleric and his son were kidnapped by unknown gunmen, but efforts are ongoing by detectives to rescue the victims,\u2019\u2019 the spokesperson said.<br \/>A witness earlier told journalists that the victims were travelling when the abductors accosted and dragged them into the bush and to an unknown destination.<br \/>He said the bandits thereafter contacted the family and demanded a N10 million ransom, but the family was able to raise only N1 million, which the abductors refused to collect.<br \/>\u201cThe kidnappers contacted the family and demanded a ransom of N10 million, but the family raised N1 million, which the kidnappers rejected,\u2019\u2019 the witness said.<br \/>(<a href=\"http:\/\/nannews.ng\">NAN<\/a>)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/citizenfm.ng\/live-radio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\" 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