Daud Olatunji
A 17-year-old girl, Habeebah Akinsanya, was found dead on Sunday after being kidnapped in the Mile 6 community in the Obafemi-Owode local government area of Ogun State.
PLATFORM TIMES exclusively gathered that the teenager, who was a student at Lisabi Grammar School, Abeokuta, was abducted on Friday, leaving her family in turmoil.
Habeebah’s father, Akinsanya Aremu, a member of the So-Safe Corps, was said to have reported the kidnapping to the Kemta Police Station, Abeokuta, immediately after it occurred.
However, the kidnappers reportedly contacted him shortly afterward, demanding a ransom of N1 million for her release.
Desperate to save his daughter, Aremu complied and transferred the ransom to an Opay account provided by the kidnappers, after they initially shared a UBA account.
Despite fulfilling their demands, the father’s worst fears were realised when he was instructed to retrieve his daughter at a location near Obasa, a few kilometres from the OGTV/Mile 6 area.
PLATFORM TIMES exclusively gathered that when he arrived at the scene on Sunday morning, he found Habeebah’s lifeless body, savagely mutilated and covered with soldier ants.
It was further gathered that the kidnappers had brutally murdered the girl, leaving her with multiple machete wounds in three places on her body.
A source hinted PLATFORM TIMES that, the kidnappers audaciously contacted him again, on Sunday demanding a second ransom.
However, this time, Aremu reportedly protested, unable to comprehend the cruelty of the situation.
Habeebah, who was set to enter SS3 and would have turned 17 in October, was being prepared for burial as of the time of this report, with her body severely mutilated by the brutal attack.
The heartbreaking incident has left the Mile 6 community in shock and mourning, raising serious concerns about the safety and security of residents in the Gateway state .
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