Abdulfatai Odutola, a non-commissioned officer in the Nigerian Army, was slain because the ransom was not paid on time, and his body has been retrieved by the Plateau State Police command.
On February 15, 2025, Odutola, a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO), was kidnapped while traveling to Yola, the capital of Adamawa State, via the Abuja-Jos route.
SaharaReporters was able to receive an internal military memo that revealed the kidnappers had requested a ransom of ₦20 million in order to free him.

Please take note of the following: “This soldier whisky has informed me that MWO Abdulfatai Odutola (CC 23 BDE Yola) was abducted yesterday while traveling back to Yola along the Abuja-Jos Road. He departed Ilorin on Friday, February 14, 2025, and spent the night in Abuja. He carried on with his travels from Abuja yesterday until the tragedy.
At the moment, they are requesting N20,000,000,000 in order to free him. PSE authorities ought to assist the soldier.

Nevertheless, according to a different internal memo, the senior employee’s body and vehicle were found in Jos Forest.

According to information that has just reached us from Yola, police found the body of MWO Abdulfatai Odutola in Jos Forest. His captors had slain him after the deadline for paying the 20 million naira ransom they had sought had passed. His vehicle was also found. Please take action.