Wahala don burst for Kwara State o! Kidnappers don carry the Oniwo of Aafin, Oba Simeon Olaonipekun, plus him son, Olaolu, go inside bush, and dem don ask for N450 million to free dem. E be like say these guys sabi how to flex dey collect money from families.

According to source wey sabi, dem don divide the money like this: N150 million for the monarch and him son, wey dey do him NYSC, plus N300 million for the eight other villagers wey dem also carry during the operation for Adanla-Irese area of Igbaja, wey dey under Ifelodun Local Government.

As the story dey unfold, Elder Olaitan Oyin-Zubair, wey be Coordinator for Kwara South Joint Community Security Watch Network, don confirm say dem don start to negotiate with the kidnappers. “Just two days ago, una fit remember say dem carry N300 million for dem Adanla people. Now, dem don increase am to N450 million, na serious matter be this,” he talk.

Make we no forget how the whole saga start: the monarch plus him paddy dem dey chill for palace on Wednesday night when armed men, wey large like army, storm the place with guns full everywhere. As dem burst in, dem no even waste time, right from 8 pm, dem start to fire gun, scatter ground, and carry the monarch and him son go.

Eyewitness stories wey don leak out talk say the kidnappers enter the palace like say dem dey come do audition, not minding the people wey dey around. “Dem break door with dem guns, wey dey mad fear everybody,” one family source give account. Madam Felicia, wey be the monarch wife, no fit escape dem wahala; dem even shoot am for arm before dem carry dem go. Na so our girls dey suffer!

For this kind drama matter, even local vigilante wey suppose protect dem no fit stand ground. Only two members dey on duty that time, and as dem see the well-armed kidnappers, na to run scatter dem go, as dem no want collect bullet for hand.

To complicate matter, na just few days after Boxing Day, bandits also don visit Adanla community, carry eight people go wey dey do their normal daily hustle for evening time, firing sporadically like say dem wan do Thanksgiving. The matter don dey bring gbege for the town as residents dey fear say dem fit carry their own tomorrow.

As we dey talk, Kwara State Police still dey keep quiet regarding the ransom matter. Dem never drop any official statement, but we go dey watch as e dey unfold. Na serious something, we no go allow these kidnappers to chop our joy!