Kidnappers Demand N200m Ransom for Osun State Speaker’s wife

Less than 24 hours after the kidnap of Muiba,  wife to Osun State House of Assembly Speaker, Mr. Najeem Salaam, her  abductors have demanded N200m ransom for her release.
According to Punch, It was learnt that the hoodlums assured him that his wife would be released as soon as the money was paid.
 
Investigation showed that the suspects told  Salaam to call them back between 11am and 12 noon  on Wednesday, assuring him  that his wife was in safe.

But the  Speaker  told our correspondent that  he would not comment publicly on the matter.
He said, “People have been telling me about N200m ransom; you know, people would come up with various versions but I’ve not been contacted by the kidnappers.”

Meanwhile, investigation  has revealed that the six-man  gang trailed  Muiba, who is in her 
 

40s, from her shop in Olota’s compound to the Speaker’s residence in Oke Oyo area.

According to reports, she was driving home in a Honda car with the state House of Assembly number plate when she noticed the suspcious movement behind her car. She quickly  alighted at the front of her house and made a dash into the compound but the gunmen caught up with her and forced her into their waiting car before speeding off.
The state House of Assembly has described the kidnap as “strange, barbaric and criminal”.
A statement by the Press Secretary to the Speaker, Mr Goke Butikakuro, said the incident might be aimed at disrupting the peace  in the  state.

It said, “The state  is known for peace and tranquility. The rate of crime in the state is very low and kidnapping is very strange. So, abducting the wife of the Speaker is worth investigating in order to determine whether the act was political or not.”