A young man who gave his name as Olaniyi has narrated how he was kidnapped from a farm in Ekiti State, beaten and traumatised for one month before he managed to escape from the kidnappers den and by which time he had lost about 10kg in weight.
According to him, the incident happened on October 23, 2025, while he was working as a farm manager at a farm located in Oke Ako, Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State, close to the Kogi State border.
He said on that day, armed men stormed the farm and kidnapped him alongside a tractor operator. They were forced to trek through the forest for five days before reaching the kidnappers’ camp.
He explained that during the journey, the kidnappers reportedly abducted several other people from nearby villages, bringing the number of captives to over ten people.
The captives survived by eating yams and maize taken from farms and drinking river water as they were moved from one forest location to another.
Olaniyi also revealed that the kidnappers demanded a ransom of ₦100 million for him and ₦50 million for the tractor operator, bringing the total to ₦150 million.
After weeks in captivity, with beatings and severe hardship, he eventually managed to escape with two other captives when one of the guards abandoned his post and forgot the key to their chains behind.
The three of them then trekked through the forest for three days until they finally reached a village in Kogi State, where they encountered soldiers who helped them reunite with their families.
After spending over a month in captivity, Olaniyi says he lost about 10kg in weight and suffered serious injuries to his feet from trekking barefoot in the forest.
See his video below:
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