Wetin dey happen for Edo State nah wah o! Gunmen wey dem suspect say na kidnappers don abduct nine family members, plus five pikin for road wey dey connect Evboneka community and Benin-Akure road. This palava happen for February 2, 2026, around 5 pm, as dem dey waka come back from school.
Festus Bamidele, na him be the papa of the family wey dem carry go, talk say dem drop the nursing mother and her small baby after heavy rain wey fall that same day. Na from there, dem take learn about the whole wahala. The family gather small news as three other wey sabi school for pre-kindergarten don escape from the kidnappers thanks to vigilante people and police.
But make we no forget say four other members of the family still dey held hostage, and dem dey between ages of 11 and 26. Among dem dey Festus pikin, him younger sister, and one sister-in-law. The kidnappers don reach out, and dem dey demand serious money, N260 million wey be like say na play for person wey no get am.
Festus don beg security agencies make dem help rescue him people, as e talk say this money wey dem demand no dey realistic at all for am to gather. E say,
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