Eleven people who were kidnapped on their farms in their farms in Estako West Local Government Area of Edo State have escaped after their kidnappers slept off.
The victims said the kidnappers slept off the following day after walking all night with them in the bush.
Speaking at the Edo State Police Command headquarters on Friday, Braimah Destiny, who spoke on behalf of the victims, said he was returning from the farm when he ran into six men armed with guns and cutlasses.
Braimah said the kidnappers abducted him and 10 other persons and took them into the forest, noting that they heard the police shooting while being marched into the bush
He said, “I was coming from the farm when I met six of them armed with guns and machetes. They also captured others making 11 victims. They took us from one bush to another. It was around six p.m and we heard the police shooting. They made us walk throughout the night. We got to a place and they told us to hide. They were very tired and they slept off.
“That was how we ran to the police. The kidnappers beat us and maltreated us.”
Another victim, Gloria Inyanugbo, who identified her abductors said she spent four days at the kidnappers’ den before her husband paid N3m for her release.
