Kwara Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three persons suspected to have a hand in the abduction of Jumoke, wife of an ex-military administrator of Bauchi and Osun Col Theophilus Bamigboye (rtd).

Mrs. Bamigboye, a Magistrate with the Kwara judiciary and a member of Rotary Club International, was kidnapped by some gunmen on her way from the farm on Saturday last week.

Our correspondent gathered that she was returning from her farm in Oko Olowo, Ilorin South local government area where she went to supervise garri processing.

But she regained freedom on Monday night from the kidnappers.

The kidnappers, who later got in contact with her family were said to have demanded a ransom of N100million which was reportedly negotiated to N50m as of Monday evening.

Col Bamigboye said that her wife was kidnapped by gunmen at Oko-Olowo.

“She was returning from the farm on Saturday evening when gunmen waylaid and forced her out of the car. They took her away to an unknown destination. They later got in contact and demanded for ransom to be paid before her release”, he said.

He added that she was released on Monday night but after the payment of ransom, which he didn’t not disclose.

“She was set free and released last night, we thank God for her safety but not without payment of ransom,” he said.

Bamigboye said that his wife had been taken to the hospital for medical attention after her release from the den of the kidnappers.

Kwara Police spokesperson Ajayi Okasanmi (SP) said that she was released by the kidnappers last night.

He said that three suspects had been arrested in connection with the incident.

Okasanmi was however silent on whether any ransom was paid before she was released. (The Nation: Excluding Headline)