My experience in kidnapper’s den — Real estate consultant

 A real estate consultant, Mrs Olufunke Adigun, who was kidnapped while on official duty at a poultry farm in Imope near Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State, has been released. 

Narrating her harrowing experience, the realtor said that after five traumatic days in captivity, the victims were eventually released after an undisclosed amount of money was paid as ransom.

She said: “On February 25, 2026, I went in the company of others on an official assignment to inspect a poultry farm at Imope, Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State.

“At approximately 4:10pm, while returning from the site, others and I who went for the inspection heard gunshots aimed at our vehicle. We got stuck immediately, and within moments, we were accosted by a group of armed men aged between 21 and 30 years. We were forcibly taken and led into the bush, where it became evident that we had been kidnapped.”

Speaking further, she said: “We were beaten black and blue, and later during the night, we were allowed to contact our families, after which they collected our phones again. Subsequently, we were moved to another location within the area where we began another round of horrible experience.”

Adigun explained further that while in the bush, they were starved of food and drinkable water, even as her family and relatives were worried and had reported the case of a missing person at Oru Police Station in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.

“While we were there in the bush, there was no food and we could only drink from a still, dirty stream, which may not be available at times. I later learnt that my parents and relatives were worried and had reported the case of a missing person at Oru Police Station in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State,” she recounted.  

Adigun said: “After my release, I went to the hospital due to the unhealthy and inhumane treatment of the previous days. I was admitted to the hospital for a couple of days for proper medical attention. I am still dealing with the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from that terrible experience. Now, I constantly live in fear.”

On her experience after the incident, the realtor said: “Honestly, I am still in shock. My experience in the last few days that I went to work has not been palatable. Constant fear and anxiety grip me, especially when I am held up in the Lagos traffic, and I see people approaching my car."