Osun State Speaker’s Wife Rescued, Vigilante Group Tipped By Palm Wine Tapper!

Osun state speaker, Najeem Salaam whose wife, Alhaja Muibat Salaam was kidnapped last tuesday in Ejigbo, October 9, has finally been rescued. I say rescue because there wasn’t any ransom paid. It was a lucky tip-off by a palm tapper that led to her release.

A family source said: “A palm wine tapper on top of a palm tree noticed the kidnappers, who were between 28 and 40 years old, with a lone woman in the back cabin of the trailer. He alerted a vigilance group and they accosted the kidnappers. An argument ensued and resulted in a gun battle between the kidnappers and members of the vigilance group.
“Two of the kidnappers were killed. Three were apprehended, but the rest escaped. Alhaja was rescued unhurt. A towing vehicle operator in the village phoned a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly and notified him of the development.

Muibat Salaam…

“The lawmaker contacted Oyo State Assembly Speaker Monsurat Sunmonu, who contacted Najeem. Alhaja said her kidnappers offered her bread and Lacasera, but she refused to take anything all through.”

It was previously alleged that the kidnappers had abducted her and ferried her quite ingeniously via a trailer and she was found unhurt at Ogunmakin, a village off the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. I can imagine it must have being quite scary for her.

Osun State Speaker ‘Najeem Salaam’

Perhaps, targeting lawmakers would be the proverbial straw that breaks the camel’s back. Because it brings to home quite forcefully the fact that the security in the country has fallen to an all time low. He was quoted as saying that this event had reinforced the threat of insecurity in the country and urged the relevant authorities to act decisively.
And that is not all, apparently the Nigerian Police Force has been officially undermined, here’s what Mr. Rotimi Adebayo, media aide to Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Adeyemi Ikuforiji had to say:

 “On this joyous occasion of the successful rescue of the darling wife of the Osun State House of Assembly Speaker from the hands of kidnappers, I, on behalf of my family, Lagos State legislators and the management and staff of the Lagos Assembly, rejoice with Aregbesola, Salaam and the good people of Osun State.
“We give glory to the Almighty God for preserving Mrs. Salaam’s precious life throughout the harrowing experience. That the Almighty Creator equally saved her during the gun duel between the kidnappers and members of the vigilante group confirms that all thanks and adoration must be given to the Almighty Allah.
“Credit must be given to members of the Ogun State vigilance group, who displayed immense courage and patriotism to thwart the dastardly plot of the criminals.
“Their act of bravery underscores the urgent need for our nation to embrace State Police, which is capable of checking the lapses that presently exists across our great country, due to the fact that a centrally controlled police force, as we have it today, cannot solve the myriads of security challenges that face us as a nation anymore.
“Once again, we send our sincere congratulations from us all at the Lagos Assembly to Aregbesola, Najeem and the good people of Osun State.”