Terrible: How I was kidnapped and kept for days in open forest – Victim narrates ordeal

A kidnapped member of staff of the Warri
Refinery and Petrochemical Company
(WRPC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Company (NNPC), has
been rescued by men of the Department of
State Services (DSS)
Atoyebi Toyin, 51,was kidnapped by a gang
of four men in an SUV last week Monday at
about 6:45pm while with his wife and four
children, close to their residence in Otokutu
Village, Udu Local Government Area of Delta
state.
Three of the kidnappers have reportedly
been arrested in a forest in Osubi Village,
Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State.
Mr. Atoyebi said that he was put in the
trunk of his car, while his wife and children
were left to go home. But the wife then
proceeded to report the incident at the
office of the DSS in Warri, which promptly
swung into action the next day and rescued
him after a fierce shoot-out with the
kidnappers at a notorious forest in Osubi
village, Okpe council.
He added that three of the abductors were
apprehended, while one escaped with
bullet wounds. He said a cut-to-size locally-
made gun was recovered from them.
Atoyebi said that his car key was with one
of the kidnappers, who handed it over to
the security personnel and told them where
the jeep was parked. Atoyebi said before
rescue came his way, he was moved to
three locations, while blindfolded.
Atoyebi added that he was kept in the
forest without cover for the whole night,
while a ransom of N10 million was made to
the wife and family members, adding that
they were threatening to kill him if the
money was not brought immediately before
security operatives swooped on them.