Kidnappers have raided Leisure Court Estate, Sabon Lugbe, Abuja, several times this year
On the night of 21 April, Oliver was brutally killed at Leisure Court Estate in the Sabon Lugbe area of Abuja, where he worked as a gateman. His bullet-riddled body was recovered the following morning by the residents.
As in other cases of kidnapping recorded in the estate, the woman and her daughter were released by their abductors after the payment of ransom. "Before I got to that spot that night, they attempted to stop two cars. Olanrewaju was driving one of the cars, but he was able to escape. They were shooting at my car; I thought they were security men at first. One of the bullets went through the roof of my car," Mr Tayo narrated.
Mr Olanrewaju, who escaped the night Mr Tayo was kidnapped, was attacked in his house on 1 May. The kidnappers took away his 10-year-old daughter, another 15-year-old girl and a friend of his staying with him after arriving in Abuja to take a new job with an NGO. Mr Olanrewaju said that the friend was to assume duty the following day.
According to a resident, the kidnappers consistently increased in number each time they attacked the estate. "We wanted to invite the press after the last attack, but the management told us not to," a resident said, who also preferred anonymity to avoid victimisation.
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