An operative of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, Robert Olorode, was brutally beheaded on Saturday, October 24, 2026, while trying to deliver a ransom to secure the release of his kidnapped younger brother in the Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State.
According to community sources, the nightmare began on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, when Elijah Okeleye, a local resident of Afija’s Compound in Ilaji-Oke, was ambushed and abducted by heavily armed hoodlums while returning from his farm located in the Saaji-daada axis of Kajola, and the ruthless abductors initially slammed the family with a staggering N15 million ransom demand.
Following days of intense psychological pressure and desperate negotiations by the grief-stricken family, the criminals reportedly beat the sum down to N500,000, promising to free the farmer upon delivery.
In a desperate attempt to rescue his sibling, Olorode volunteered to deliver the N500,000 to the kidnappers’ hideout, but upon arriving at the designated drop spot, he was overpowered and mercilessly beheaded by the captors, leaving his family shattered and the entire community reeling in shock.
The traditional ruler of the community, the Bajigan of Ilaji-Oke, Oba Jeremiah Oyeboade Oladosu, verified the tragic incident when contacted by pressmen.
Oba Oladosu clarified that while Mr. Olorode was an active member of the Amotekun security corps, he embarked on the perilous ransom delivery run strictly as a private citizen and a loving brother, rather than in an official security capacity.
As of the time of filing this report, local security formations and police operatives have intensified manhunts in the area, while grief and tension grip residents of Kajola Local Government Area over the escalating brutality of criminal syndicates operating within rural farm settlements.
